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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 Fred Olsen Flyselskap A/S Viscount G-AODH
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Norway


G-AODH - Fred Olsen Flyselskap A/S - April 1957 to April 1957

Returned from British European Airways (BEA) dry lease. Taken at London Airport (Heathrow), Middlesex, England outside the BEA maintenance facility in April 1957, now in full BWIA livery.

The UK registration has been taped over.

Photo source - Brian R Burrage collection (gallery 1)


Aircraft Summary

Photo of Fred Olsen Flyselskap A/S Viscount LN-FOL
Fred Olsen Flyselskap A/S

This aircraft c/n 78, a V.736, was built for Fred Olsen Flyselskap A/S as LN-FOL and first flew on Tuesday, 8 November 1955 at Hurn, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.

During its life it was also owned and/or operated by British European Airways (BEA), British West Indian Airways (BWIA), BOAC Associated Companies, Airwork Ltd and Transair (UK) Ltd

Its final owner/operator was British United Airways (BUA) as G-AODH.

Its fate:-

Damaged beyond repair after a heavy landing at Rhein-Main Airport, Frankfurt, West Germany on a flight from Tempelhof Airport, Berlin, West Germany 30 October 1961.

During an ILS approach in poor visibility the plane struck the ground alongside runway 25.

Declared as beyond economic repair and broken up for scrap in late 1962.

Photo of BEA - British European Airways Viscount G-AOJC

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