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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 Starways Ltd Viscount G-AMOC
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G-AMOC - Starways Ltd - December 1963 to April 1964

Leased from British Eagle International Airlines Ltd. Taken at Speke Airport, Liverpool, England in March 1964 in a modified British Eagle livery retaining the tail logo.

Photo source - John Morris collection


Aircraft Summary

Photo of British European Airways Corporation (BEA) Viscount G-AMOC
British European Airways Corporation (BEA)

This aircraft c/n 13, a V.701, was built for British European Airways Corporation (BEA) as G-AMOC and first flew on Thursday, 14 May 1953 at Weybridge, Surrey, England.

During its life it was also owned and/or operated by Viação Aérea São Paulo SA (VASP), Channel Airways, British Eagle International Airlines Ltd, Starways Ltd, Bahamas Airways, BKS Air Transport Ltd, Cambrian Airways and Air France

Its final owner/operator was J S Shackleton Ltd as G-AMOC.

Its fate:-

Withdrawn from service by Cambrian Airways and stored at Rhoose Airport, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales 9 October 1970.

Registration cancelled 19 July 1971.

Purchased by J S Shackleton Ltd for metal recovery in October 1971 and moved in sections by road to their yard at Siddal for final processing.

Photo of BEA - British European Airways Viscount G-AOJC

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