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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 Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. (KLM) Viscount PH-VII
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PH-VII - Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. (KLM) - December 1957 to May 1966

Delivered new to Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. (KLM) named 'Daidalos' (Daedalus). Taken at Langenhagen Airport, Hannover, West Germany 2 May 1964.

Photo source - Ken Elliott


Aircraft Summary

Photo of Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. (KLM) Viscount PH-VII
Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. (KLM)

This aircraft c/n 180, a V.803, was built for Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. (KLM) as PH-VII and first flew on Friday, 22 November 1957 at Weybridge, Surrey, England.

During its life it was also owned and/or operated by Aer Lingus

Its final owner/operator was Ballyboughal Airfield Group as EI-AOH.

Its fate:-

Withdrawn from service by Aer Lingus and stored at Collinstown Airport, Dublin, Ireland November 1970. Registration cancelled as aircraft permanently withdrawn from use 3 January 1972.

Broken up for scrap except for the forward fuselage section which was saved for preservation June 1973. Forward fuselage section donated to the Irish Aviation Museum and displayed at Shannon Airport, County Clare, Ireland in September 1974.

Transferred for display inside the terminal building at Dublin Airport, Ireland circa 1976.

Transferred for display inside Castlemoate House, near Dublin Airport, Ireland due to terminal building development work at Dublin Airport circa 1985. By this stage the lower section of the fuselage had been cut away. Noted in existence at Castlemoat House in October 1997.

Reported in Wrecks & Relics book 24th Edition as preserved privately in the Dublin area in October 2013.

Transferred back to Aer Lingus from an unknown location circa April 2017.

Noted stored inside Aer Lingus Engineering Hangar 6 at Collinstown Airport, Dublin, Ireland with the lower fuselage cut away and in poor internal condition.

Noted in a garden adjacent to Ballyboughal Airfield, County Dublin, Ireland circa December 2017. It is now located at the Airfield mounted on a large six-wheeled trailer and utilised as a temporary office / rest area during flying days. There are plans to eventually restore the interior.

Photo of BEA - British European Airways Viscount G-AOJC

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