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Viscount Survivors


59 of the 444 Viscounts built survive as complete airframes or major components. Some are in very good condition and are looked after by museums while others are just wrecks. They can be found in 24 countries.

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Vickers Viscount Network
A Virtual Museum dedicated to the Vickers-Armstrongs VC2 Viscount

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Photo of BAF Air Tours Viscount G-AOHM
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G-AOHM - BAF Air Tours - March 1983 to February 1984

Transferred from British Air Ferries (BAF). Taken at Southend Airport, Rochford, Essex, England in January 1984 undergoing ground running of the Dart engines prior to the re-paint of the titles and logo for sub-lease to Loganair.

Photo source - Ed Jones collection


Aircraft Summary

Photo of British European Airways Corporation (BEA) Viscount G-AOHM
British European Airways Corporation (BEA)

This aircraft c/n 162, a V.802, was built for British European Airways Corporation (BEA) as G-AOHM and first flew on Thursday, 30 May 1957 at Weybridge, Surrey, England.

During its life it was also owned and/or operated by British Airways (BA), British Air Ferries (BAF), Air Algerie, BAF Air Tours, Loganair, Manx Airlines, British World Airlines (BWA), Airwing 2000 Ltd and Interflight

Its final owner/operator was Transtel as 3D-OHM.

Its fate:-

Damaged beyond repair after an aborted takeoff at N'djamena International Airport, Tchad 24 July 2001. Reportedly re-registered as 5V-TTJ circa 2002 but there is no physical evidence of this on the aircraft. Possibly scrapped in 2003. Details please to information@vickersviscount.net.

Photo of BEA - British European Airways Viscount G-AOJC

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