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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
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Photo of Grupo Cydsa Viscount XB-WOW
Mexico flag

Mexico


XB-WOW - Grupo Cydsa - November 1971 to February 1975

Purchased from Westernair of Albuquerque. Taken at Aeropuerto del Norte, Monterrey, Mexico in January 1975 a short time before the aircraft was returned to Westernair.

A view of the sumptious VIP cabin looking towards the rear galley and toilet.

Typical 1970s décor.

Sadly, all this was soon to be ripped out to make way for a standard high-density passenger configuration.

Photo source - Pete Ettinger


Aircraft Summary

Photo of United States Steel Corporation Viscount N907
United States Steel Corporation

This aircraft c/n 185, a V.764D, was built for United States Steel Corporation as N907 and first flew on Friday, 30 November 1956 at Hurn, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.

During its life it was also owned and/or operated by Nicholas A Arndt, Gates Aviation Corporation, Westernair of Albuquerque, Grupo Cydsa and Distribute Air Inc

Its final owner/operator was Servicios Aereos Nacionales (SAN) as HC-BCL.

Its fate:-

Crashed in the Cajas mountains on approach to Mariscal Lamar International Airport, Azuay Province, Ecuador 4 September 1977 while being flown under visual flight rules (VFR) conditions from Simon Bolivar Airport, Guayaquil, Ecuador. The weather at the time was only suitable for instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) or instrument flight rules (IFR). Sadly all 4 crew and 29 passengers died in the accident.

Photo of BEA - British European Airways Viscount G-AOJC

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