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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 Hunting-Clan Air Transport Ltd (HCA) Viscount G-APTC
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G-APTC - Hunting-Clan Air Transport Ltd (HCA) - June 1959 to May 1960

Leased from British & Commonwealth Shipping Company. Taken at Salisbury International Airport, Kentucky, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland in July 1959.

Photo source - Brian Robbins


Aircraft Summary

Photo of British & Commonwealth Shipping Company (Aviation) Ltd Viscount G-APTC
British & Commonwealth Shipping Company (Aviation) Ltd

This aircraft c/n 425, a V.833, was built for British & Commonwealth Shipping Company (Aviation) Ltd as G-APTC and first flew on Tuesday, 9 June 1959 at Weybridge, Surrey, England.

During its life it was also owned and/or operated by Hunting-Clan Air Transport Ltd (HCA) and British United Airways (BUA)

Its final owner/operator was Arkia - Israel Inland Airlines Ltd as 4X-AVC.

Its fate:-

Damaged beyond economic repair after landing and running off the taxiway during a night training flight at Lod Airport, Tel Aviv, Israel on the 26 October 1969.

Apparently the brakes failed and the pilot lost control and the nose undercarriage leg went into a ditch and then collapsed resulting in the propellers striking the ground and shockload damage to the Rolls-Royce Dart engines. There were no casualties amongst the three crew on board.

It was then robbed of all useful spares and dumped with all markings painted out. Last noted in July 1982 and subsequently scrapped. Details please to information@vickersviscount.net

Photo of BEA - British European Airways Viscount G-AOJC

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