Travel back in time with the Viscount
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Jersey
G-AOYP - Jersey Air Ferries - April 1983 to October 1983
Dry leased from British Air Ferries (BAF) via BAF Air Tours and named 'Island of Jersey'. Taken at Hurn Airport, Bournemouth, Dorset, England circa May 1983 operating a freight charter for Channel Express Air Services, presumably to the Channel Islands.
This aircraft was quickly converted back to passenger use when required.
Note that the freight size was limited as it only has a standard front door.
Photo source - Clive Worboys
Aircraft Summary
British European Airways Corporation (BEA)
This aircraft c/n 265, a V.806, was built for British European Airways Corporation (BEA) as G-AOYP and first flew on Saturday, 3 May 1958 at Weybridge, Surrey, England.
During its life it was also owned and/or operated by Cambrian Airways, British Airways (BA), British Air Ferries (BAF), Air Algerie, BAF Air Tours, Jersey Air Ferries, Virgin Atlantic Airways, British World Airlines (BWA), Parcelforce International and Heli-Jet Aviation Ltd
Its final owner/operator was Dave Walkley as G-PFBT.Its fate:-
Withdrawn from service by Heli-Jet Aviation Ltd and stored at Lanseria International Airport, near Johannesburg, South Africa in June 1997.
Broken up into sections in April 2006 with the forward fuselage remaining at Lanseria Airport.
Forward fuselage section moved to a builder’s yard at Kya Sand Industrial Estate, Randburg, South Africa in January 2008.
Forward fuselage section purchased by Dave Walkley and moved to Peter Road, Ruimsig, Roodepoort, Gauteng, South Africa in March 2012 for restoration. Noted with airsoft-hq slogans 25 September 2017. Still visible on Google Earth 20 April 2020.