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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 British United Airways (BUA) Viscount G-APTD
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G-APTD - British United Airways (BUA) - July 1960 to September 1960

Transferred from Hunting-Clan Air Transport Ltd (HCA) due to a corporate merger. Taken at Tangier Airport, Morocco 25 July 1960 shortly after its arrival.

Although now part of British United Airways (BUA), the aircraft has yet to be repainted in the new livery.

Photo source - Adrian Jeffs


Aircraft Summary

Photo of Northern Aircraft Operating Company Ltd Viscount G-APTD
Northern Aircraft Operating Company Ltd

This aircraft c/n 426, a V.833, was built for Northern Aircraft Operating Company Ltd as G-APTD and first flew on Wednesday, 1 July 1959 at Weybridge, Surrey, England.

During its life it was also owned and/or operated by Hunting-Clan Air Transport Ltd (HCA), British Overseas Airways Corporation, British United Airways (BUA), Alia - The Royal Jordanian Airlines, British Midland Airways (BMA) and Arkia - Israel Inland Airlines Ltd

Its final owner/operator was Field Aircraft Services Ltd as 4X-AVD.

Its fate:-

Withdrawn from service by Arkia - Israel Inland Airlines Ltd and sold to Field Aircraft Services Ltd at East Midlands Airport, Castle Donington, Leicestershire, England in November 1979. Noted being dismantled for spares outside the Field Aircraft Services Ltd hangar in September 1982. Remains finally broken up for scrap in October 1983.

Photo of BEA - British European Airways Viscount G-AOJC

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