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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
A Virtual Museum dedicated to the Vickers-Armstrongs VC2 Viscount

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Photo of Go Transportation Inc Viscount N306
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United States


N306 - Go Transportation Inc - January 1976 to January 1980

Transferred from Stephen M Birdman. Taken at an unknown location circa February 1979.

Note the integral front 'airsteps'.

Photo source - Russell Brown collection


Aircraft Summary

Photo of Standard Oil Company Viscount N306
Standard Oil Company

This aircraft c/n 191, a V.765D, was built for Standard Oil Company as N306 and first flew on Thursday, 24 January 1957 at Hurn, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.

During its life it was also owned and/or operated by Stephen M Birdman, Ronald J Clark, Go Transportation Inc, Royal American Airways, Atlantic Gulf Airlines, Bank of America and Turbo Aire Holdings Inc

Its final owner/operator was Walter L Cole as N140RA.

Its fate:-

Withdrawn from service by the Bank of America and stored at Tucson International Airport, Tucson, Arizona, USA June 1986. Sold to Turbo Aire Holdings Inc in May 1991 and to Walter L Cole in June 1994. Still noted stored at Tucson International Airport, Tucson, Arizona, USA in July 1996. Broken up for scrap circa June 1997

Photo of BEA - British European Airways Viscount G-AOJC

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