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Vickers Viscount

Post by JezM » Sat Jan 11, 2025 4:19 pm

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Re: Vickers Viscount

Post by waghorn41 » Fri Jan 17, 2025 12:22 pm

Just 3 from me; BA and BMA at LHR in 1978 and a CAAC from Kai Tak in 1976.
ImageViscount GAOYO by Ian Pursey, on Flickr
ImageBMA Viscount by Ian Pursey, on Flickr
ImageCAAC Viscount 02 by Ian Pursey, on Flickr

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Re: Vickers Viscount

Post by JezM » Sun Feb 09, 2025 7:10 pm

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Re: Vickers Viscount

Post by Professor_M » Fri Feb 14, 2025 5:36 pm

One of the British Airliner Collection's BEA-liveried G-ALWF at Duxford in the sunshine today...
ImageVickers V701 Viscount | G-ALWF by Professor M, on Flickr

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Re: Vickers Viscount

Post by Mike » Fri Feb 14, 2025 7:13 pm

Lovely shot, Prof, I saw that many times when it was in service with Cambrian, I'm far too young to remember it in that scheme! :thumb:
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Re: Vickers Viscount

Post by JezM » Sat Nov 01, 2025 7:17 pm

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G-AOYG Vickers V.806 Viscount, Guernsey Airlines at Guernsey/GCI
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Re: Vickers Viscount

Post by JezM » Mon Feb 23, 2026 8:52 am

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G-AOFX Vickers V.701 Viscount operated by British European Airways flew the first Viscount service to Heathrow from Guernsey on 1 August 1960 the date on which it was photographed.
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Re: Vickers Viscount

Post by xkeKeith » Tue Feb 24, 2026 8:50 pm

50258 (ex B-406) Viscount 843 PLAAF in 1998 & repainted in 2015:

Image50258 Viscount PLAAF by Keith Heywood, on Flickr

Image50258 Viscount PLAAF by Keith Heywood, on Flickr

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Re: Vickers Viscount

Post by JezM » Tue Mar 03, 2026 8:40 pm

Nice to see it's being lookd after. :)
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