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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 Air Canada Viscount CF-THK
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Canada


CF-THK - Air Canada - June 1964 to April 1969

Transferred from Trans-Canada Air Lines (TCA) due to a corporate name change retaining fleet number '629'. Taken at a snowy Dorval International Airport, Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada 30 January 1965, still in its TCA 'white top' livery.

It took several years to repaint the fleet in Air Canada livery.

Photo Ref FRP003

Photo source - Fred H Prior collection


Aircraft Summary

Photo of Trans-Canada Air Lines (TCA) Viscount CF-THK
Trans-Canada Air Lines (TCA)

This aircraft c/n 271, a V.757, was built for Trans-Canada Air Lines (TCA) as CF-THK and first flew on Tuesday, 28 May 1957 at Hurn, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.

Its final owner/operator was Air Canada as CF-THK.

Its fate:-

Made an emergency landing at Sept-Îles Airport, Quebec, Canada 7 April 1969 due to a fire in the No.2 engine nacelle area. The aircraft was written off due to extensive fire damage to the fuselage and port wing. Only the fuselage rear section, tail and starboard wing complete with the Rolls-Royce Dart engines remained relatively unaffected.

Photo of BEA - British European Airways Viscount G-AOJC

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