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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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Photo of British Air Ferries (BAF) Viscount G-AOYL
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G-AOYL - British Air Ferries (BAF) - January 1984 to February 1993

Purchased from British Airways (BA) and named 'Viscount Churchill'. Taken stored at Southend Airport, Rochford, Essex, England 3 April 1991.

It was to languish until February 1993 before it was finally broken up for scrap.

Photo source - Trevor S Hall


Aircraft Summary

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

This aircraft c/n 261, a V.806, was built for British European Airways Corporation (BEA) as G-AOYL and first flew on Thursday, 23 January 1958 at Weybridge, Surrey, England.

During its life it was also owned and/or operated by BKS Air Transport Ltd, Northeast Airlines (UK), British Airways (BA), and British Air Ferries (BAF).

Its final owner/operator was Hanningfield Metals as G-AOYL.

Its fate:-

Withdrawn from service by British Air Ferries (BAF) and stored at Southend Airport, Rochford, Essex, England on the 23 September 1987. It was gradually robbed of all useful spares. Remains purchased by Hanningfield Metals in February 1993, cut up into sections and moved to their yard at Templewood Industrial Estate, Stock Road, West Hanningfield, Essex, England for final processing.

Photo of BEA - British European Airways Viscount G-AOJC

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