Travel back in time with the Viscount
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England
G-AMON - British Airways (BA) - July 1973 to May 1976
Transferred from Cambrian Airways due to a corporate merger while on lease to BOAC still named ‘Scottish Princess’. Taken at Rhoose Airport, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales in June 1975 after being freshly painted in British Airways (BA) livery together with Viscount c/n 7 G-AMOG.
In the background can be seen GB Airways V.807 Viscount G-BBVH (C/N 281) probably visiting for maintenance and fuselage of Viscount V.732 G-ANRS (G-WHIZ) (C/N 75) mounted on a plinth for crew training.
Photo source - George Rollo
Aircraft Summary
British European Airways Corporation (BEA)
This aircraft c/n 27, a V.701, was built for British European Airways Corporation (BEA) as G-AMON and first flew on Saturday, 16 January 1954 at Weybridge, Surrey, England.
During its life it was also owned and/or operated by Cambrian Airways, British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC), British Airways (BA) and Flightspares Ltd
Its final owner/operator was Cecil Jones Comprehensive School as G-AMON.Its fate:-
Ferried to Southend Airport, Rochford, Essex, England 17 June 1976.
Broken up for scrap in May 1979 except for the forward fuselage section which was noted still in existence in April 1982. It is unclear who owned the aircraft at the time of scrapping and what happened to the forward fuselage section. Details please to information@vickersviscount.net