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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 Cunard Eagle Airways Ltd Viscount G-ARKH
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G-ARKH - Cunard Eagle Airways Ltd - March 1961 to July 1962

Transferred from Eagle Airways (Bermuda) Ltd and re-registered. Taken at London Airport (Heathrow), Middlesex, England in March 1961 in the maintenance area .

Under the tail and behind the bus is the rear fuselage section of Vickers Viking 1B G-AIVH (C/N 221) in Cunard livery which was being used as a cabin procedures trainer.

Photo source - Bob O'Brien collection


Aircraft Summary

Photo of Aer Lingus - Irish International Airlines Viscount EI-AFW
Aer Lingus - Irish International Airlines

This aircraft c/n 31, a V.707, was built for Aer Lingus - Irish International Airlines as EI-AFW and first flew on Tuesday, 16 February 1954 at Hurn, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.

During its life it was also owned and/or operated by Sea Products Company, Eagle Airways (Bermuda) Ltd, Cunard Eagle Airways Ltd, British Eagle (Bermuda) Ltd, Bahamas Airways, BOAC Associated Companies Ltd, Bahamas Development Corporation, James Carter and Southern Cross Air Transport

Its final owner/operator was Go Group Inc as N7972.

Its fate:-

Reported stored at California City Municipal Airport, California, USA late 1974.

Robbed of engines and propellers in 1978.

Remains sold to Go Group Inc and moved to a scrap yard on highway 14, 3 miles south of Mojave, California, USA in October 1982 where they were finally scrapped (date unknown).

Photo of BEA - British European Airways Viscount G-AOJC

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