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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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Photo of Transportes Aereas del Cesar Ltda (TAC) Viscount HK-1412
Colombia flag

Colombia


HK-1412 - Transportes Aereas del Cesar Ltda (TAC) - September 1972 to January 1980

Returned from Lineas Aereas la Urraca (LAU) lease. Taken at Eldorado International Airport, Bogotá, Colombia in February 1977 re-painted in a later livery.

The registration is being applied.

Photo source - Jaime Escobar collection


Aircraft Summary

Photo of Austrian Airlines (AUA) Viscount OE-LAK
Austrian Airlines (AUA)

This aircraft c/n 440, a V.837, was built for Austrian Airlines (AUA) as OE-LAK and first flew on Friday, 4 March 1960 at Weybridge, Surrey, England.

During its life it was also owned and/or operated by Austrian Air Transport, Shackleton Aviation Ltd, Transportes Aereas del Cesar Ltda (TAC), Lineas Aereas la Urraca (LAU), and Aerovias del Cesar (Aerocesar Colombia)

Its final owner/operator was Aerovias del Cesar / Aerocesar Colombia as HK-1412.

Its fate:-

Withdrawn from service by Transportes Aereas del Cesar Ltda (TAC) and stored at El Dorado International Airport, Bogotá, Colombia in January 1980.

Title transferred to Aerovias del Cesar (Aerocesar Colombia) due to a corporate name change but the aircraft remained stored at Eldorado, Bogotá, Colombia in TAC livery.

Offered for sale but it remained stored. No further sightings so presumed as scrapped.
Details please to information@vickersviscount.net

Photo of BEA - British European Airways Viscount G-AOJC

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