Travel back in time with the Viscount
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England
G-AOYM - British European Airways Corporation (BEA) - March 1958 to November 1971
Delivered new to British European Airways (BEA) named 'R M A John Loudon McAdam'. Taken arriving at London Airport (Heathrow), Middlesex, England 3 November 1959.
The outboard Rolls-Royce Dart engines have already been shut down.
More BEA Viscounts and Douglas DC-3 Pionairs in the background.
Photo source - gcosserat (flickr)
Aircraft Summary
British European Airways Corporation (BEA)
This aircraft c/n 262, a V.806, was built for British European Airways Corporation (BEA) as G-AOYM and first flew on Wednesday, 26 February 1958 at Weybridge, Surrey, England.
During its life it was also owned and/or operated by Cambrian Airways, British Airways (BA), British Air Ferries (BAF), Manx Airlines and Lineas Aereas Canarias (LAC) and La Granja Park
Its final owner/operator was Hotel Las Americas as EC-DYC.Its fate:-
Withdrawn from service and stored at Los Rodeos Airport, Tenerife Norte, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spanish Territory in May 1989. Noted still stored in February 1992. Transferred to La Granja Park, Taco, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spanish Territory circa September 1992. Noted still in existence in March 1997. Subsequently scrapped. Date not known. The nose section was noted in use as a DJ cabin at a discotheque within the Hotel Las Americas in December 1999. Does it still exist? Details please to information@vickersviscount.net.