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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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Photo of Flugzeug Restaurant Silbervogel Viscount D-ANAB
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D-ANAB - Flugzeug Restaurant Silbervogel - May 2002 to current

Transferred from Holzen-Ith, near Escherhausen, Germany for use as a restaurant. Taken at Ricklingen, Mercedesstrasse 1 near Hannover, Germany 28 August 2004.

Photo source - Erik Frikke


Aircraft Summary

Photo of Deutsche Lufthansa AG Viscount D-ANAB
Deutsche Lufthansa AG

This aircraft c/n 369, a V.814, was built for Deutsche Lufthansa AG as D-ANAB and first flew on Thursday, 16 April 1959 at Weybridge, Surrey, England.

During its life it was also owned and/or operated by Holzen-Ith Restaurant

Its final owner/operator was Flugzeug Restaurant Silbervogel as D-ANAB.

Its fate:-

Withdrawn from service and stored in November 1969. Where? Details please to information@vickersviscount.net. Used as a restaurant initially at Holzen-Ith, near Eschershausen, West Germany and from May 2002 at Ricklingen, near Hannover, Germany. Still operating in February 2020.

Photo of BEA - British European Airways Viscount G-AOJC

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