Travel back in time with the Viscount
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England
G-AOXU - Transair (UK) Ltd - September 1957 to July 1960
Delivered new to Transair Ltd. Taken at London Airport (Heathrow), Middlesex, England in October 1958 on yet another very wet and gloomy day.
Photo source - Frank Hudson
Aircraft Summary
Transair (UK) Ltd
This aircraft c/n 248, a V.804, was built for Transair (UK) Ltd as G-AOXU and first flew on Saturday, 31 August 1957 at Weybridge, Surrey, England.
During its life it was also owned and/or operated by British United Airways (BUA), Polskie Linie Lotnicze (LOT), New Zealand National Airways Corporation (NAC), Pearl Air, Southern International Air Transport Ltd, Dan-Air London, Philstone International Ltd, Royal American Airways (RA), British Air Ferries (BAF), Euroair Transport Ltd, British World Airlines (BWA), J A Renton & Sons and Colin Jacobs
Its final owner/operator was East Midlands Aeropark as G-CSZB.Its fate:-
Withdrawn from service by British World Airlines (BWA) and stored at Southend Airport, Rochford, Essex, England 15 October 1996.
Broken up for scrap in October 1998 except for the nose section. Some parts were sent to the Moorabbin Air Museum in Australia to help restore Viscount VH-TVR (C/N 318).
The forward fuselage section was noted stored in the haulage yard of J A Renton & Sons at Coalville, near Loughborough, Leicestershire, England 9 May 2002. Offered for sale for £500.00 in 2003.
Purchased by Colin Jacobs and loaned to the East Midlands Aeropark collection at East Midlands Airport circa August 2003. This is no public access to the interior. Due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions the museum closed to the general public in March 2020 for a limited period. Noted with a fresh coat of paint and still carrying the name 'Viscount Scotland' 15 April 2022. The museum is now operating normally.