Travel back in time with the Viscount
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Zimbabwe
Z-WGC - Flying Pot Restaurant - March 1997 to current
Transferred from Air Zimbabwe for use as a restaurant. Taken at Chegutu, 70 km southwest of Harare, Zimbabwe on the road to Kadoma and Bulawayo 25 April 2013.
This view shows the port inner engine nacelle and firewall.
Photo source - Teresa Gasston via John Gasston
Aircraft Summary
Ghana Airways
This aircraft c/n 446, a V.838, was built for Ghana Airways as 9G-AAU and first flew on Sunday, 5 November 1961 at Hurn Airport, England.
During its life it was also owned and/or operated by Field Aircraft Services Ltd, Mandala Airlines, British Midland Airways (BMA), British Airways (BA), Air Bridge Carriers Ltd (ABC), Dan-Air London and Air Zimbabwe
Its final owner/operator was Flying Pot Restaurant as Z-WGC.Its fate:-
Withdrawn from service and stored at Kentucky Airport, Harare, Zimbabwe in December 1990. Noted in derelict condition in June 1996.
Moved to Chegutu, Zimbabwe circa March 1997, 70 km southwest of Harare, next to the main road to Kadoma and Bulawayo, Zimbabwe for use as a bar/restaurant together with Viscount Z-WGB (C/N 436). Fuselage, tail and port wing painted up in a red and white Coca-Cola livery and named the 'Flying Pot Restaurant' circa 1999. The starboard wing was not refitted.
Still visible on Google Earth 18 July 2021 despite the rumours over the years that it was soon to be scrapped.