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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 GB Airways Viscount G-BBVH
Gibraltar flag

Gibraltar


G-BBVH - GB Airways - May 1981 to November 1988

Purchased from British Airways (BA) having previously been leased under the Gibraltar Airways name. Taken at Southend Airport, Rochford, Essex, England in June 1988 after being repainted in a new livery and named 'Yogibair'.

Photo source - David Oates


Aircraft Summary

Photo of New Zealand National Airways Corp (NAC) Viscount ZK-BRD
New Zealand National Airways Corp (NAC)

This aircraft c/n 281, a V.807, was built for New Zealand National Airways Corp (NAC) as ZK-BRD and first flew on Wednesday, 11 December 1957 at Weybridge, Surrey, England.

During its life it was also owned and/or operated by British Airways (BA) and Gibraltar Airways Ltd

Its final owner/operator was GB Airways as G-BBVH.

Its fate:-

Damaged beyond economic repair during a heavy landing at Boukhalf Airport, Tangiers, Morocco 23 November 1988. The aircraft ran off the left side of the runway. Broken up for scrap after spares recovery.

Photo of BEA - British European Airways Viscount G-AOJC

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