First flight December 3rd 1952 and delivered new to BEA February 13th 1953. March 1964 Channel Airways, November 1964 a 6 months lease to British Eagle. February 1966 Cambrian Airways. December 1972 wfu at Cardiff aqfter 19 years flying as G-ALWF. April 1972 Viscount Preservation Trust. 1975 acquired by Duxford Aviation Society and beautifully restored to its original 1953 colours of BEA. Seen pakred at LHR i April 1960, with another Viscount 700 in the new BEA colours behind. Scanned from original slide, bought at Airlinerslides.com several years ago, photographer unknown

Dismantled for a major overhaul.

Delivered in May 1953 to BEA as "Sir John Franklin". Subsequently flown by British Eagle, Channel Airways and Cambrian. Retired in Dec 1971, preserved Liverpool in 1972, then to the Duxford Aviation Society in 1975. Seen during restoration at the Duxford Aviation Society, with the paintwork still unfinished.

I waited until most of the crowd had left on Airshow day to catch this old BEA Viscount looking in immaculate condition on display. (Canon 40D 20mm)

Soon to be 60 years old and looking splendid, the world's oldest surviving Viscount, viewed from the doorway of Britannia G-AOVT