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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 Turbo Aire Holdings Inc Viscount N460RC
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N460RC - Turbo Aire Holdings Inc - February 1992 to August 1993

Purchased from Go Transportation Inc. Taken stored at Tucson International Airport, Tucson, Arizona, USA 1 February 1992 with XA-COT (C/N 213) in the left background and XA-MOS (C/N 334) behind.

Photo source - Rich Tregear


Aircraft Summary

Photo of Capital Airlines (USA) Viscount N7419
Capital Airlines (USA)

This aircraft c/n 117, a V.745D, was built for Capital Airlines (USA) as N7419 and first flew on Tuesday, 10 April 1956 at Hurn, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.

During its life it was also owned and/or operated by United Air Lines, Cathedral of Tomorrow Inc, Penn Landmark Corporation, Ronald J Clark, Go Transportation Inc, Aerolineas Republica, Go Group Inc, Lowey Air Services and Jadepoint USA

Its final owner/operator was Turbo Aire Holdings Inc as N460RC.

Its fate:-

Withdrawn from service at Tucson International Airport, Tucson, Arizona, USA circa 1989. Broken up for scrap by Turbo Aire Holdings Inc in August 1993. Forward fuselage section and other recognisable remains noted in a local commercial scrap yard in October 1993. The registration was not cancelled until October 2001.

Photo of BEA - British European Airways Viscount G-AOJC

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