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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 Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd Viscount G-ANXV
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G-ANXV - Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd - December 1954 to October 1955

Registered to Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd. Taken at Wisley Airfield, Surrey, England 28 September 1955 in full Butler Air Transport livery and getting ready to depart on its long delivery journey to Australia, which took six days.

Vickers Photo Ref 6365N

Photo source - Brian R Burrage collection (gallery 1)


Aircraft Summary

Photo of Butler Air Transport Pty Ltd Viscount VH-BAT
Butler Air Transport Pty Ltd

This aircraft c/n 97, a V.747, was built for Butler Air Transport Pty Ltd as VH-BAT and first flew on Thursday, 15 September 1955 at Weybridge, Surrey, England.

During its life it was also owned and/or operated by ANSETT-ANA and MacRobertson Miller Airlines (MMA)

Its final owner/operator was Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd as VH-RMO.

Its fate:-

Withdrawn from service by ANSETT-ANA and stored at Essendon Airport, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia in December 1968.

Painted in a blue and white version of the Ansett-ANA livery in April 1968 for a possible sale to Pan Indonesian. Registration cancelled 26 March 1970 as aircraft permanently withdrawn from use. Scrapping commenced in July 1972 with the hulk finally being taken away for reprocessing 25 October 1976.

Photo of BEA - British European Airways Viscount G-AOJC

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