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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 Stansted Airport Fire School Viscount G-ATVR
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G-ATVR - Stansted Airport Fire School - July 1972 to May 1980

Transferred from Channel Airways for training use. Taken at Stansted Airport, Essex, England circa October 1974.

The tail section has now been removed.

The de Havilland Dove 6, G-ALVS was previously operated at Stansted by the Civil Aviation Flying Unit (CAFU) and was withdrawn from use 14 November 1972.

Photo source - Fred Taylor


Aircraft Summary

Photo of Continental Airlines Viscount N253V
Continental Airlines

This aircraft c/n 365, a V.812, was built for Continental Airlines as N253V and first flew on Saturday, 6 December 1958 at Weybridge, Surrey, England.

During its life it was also owned and/or operated by Channel Airways and Treffield International Airlines

Its final owner/operator was Stansted Airport Fire School as G-ATVR.

Its fate:-

Final service from Jersey Airport, Channel Islands to Stansted Airport, Essex via Southend Airport, Rochford, Essex, England and withdrawn from service by Channel Airways and stored 30 September 1971. Channel Airways ceased all operations 29 February 1972. Transferred to the Stansted Fire School July 1972. Noted on its belly circa September 1973, with the rear fuselage section chopped off circa October 1974 and with hacked out cockpit windows and fuselage panels in August 1979. Remains finally broken up for scrap in May 1980.

Photo of BEA - British European Airways Viscount G-AOJC

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