'Dublin Lady' on her way to the active runway.

Photographer: Clive Head. K64 slide scan. Built 1958 for BEA, Cambrian Airways 1971, merged into British Airways 1974, BAF 1981. Leases to Air Algerie, Jersey Air Ferries and Virgin Atlantic over the years. Renamed British World 1993, operating for Parcelforce as G-PFBT from 1994. Heli-Jet 1997, ferried to Lanseria and stored, scrapped 2006.

Leased by Virgin from BAF.

Uploaded in memory of the late Gerry McLaughlin.

This Viscount had a long and productive life as it was originally delivered to BEA in July 1958. As well as Virgin Atlantic, it also flew with BKS, Cambrian, Northeast, British Airways, BAF, and British World before becoming the last airworthy Viscount in the UK. It was bought by Heli-Lift in June 1997 and exported to Southern Africa where it flew for several carriers before being stored at Kinshasa (FIH) and scrapped in July 2008.

This Viscount was originally delivered to BEA in May 1958. It went on to fly with Cambrian, British Airways, BAF, Air Algerie and Jersey Air ferries before joining Virgin Atlantic in December 1985. It retuned to BAF in May 1989 and was transferred to British World in April 1993, acquiring both a new registration in March 1994 when it became G-PFBT and the red Parcelfore colours. In May 1997 it was sold to Heli-Lift and ferried to Lanseria, SA. In April 2006 it was scrapped although the forward fulselage section is still extant.

Probably being operated by its owner British Air Ferries, still in Virgin livery after return from lease to them.

Leased from British Air Ferries from 1988 to 89. Delivered to BEA in 1958. To BKS Air Transport in 1969. Renamed Northeast Airlines in 1970. Merged into British Airways in 1974. To British Air Ferries in 1981. Renamed British World Airlines in 1993. To Interflight as 3C-PBH in 1999, Air Ogooue as 3D-JAP in 2001 and Global Airways as 9Q-CON in 2004. Probably scrapped at Kinshasa around 2008.

The appropriately-named "Dublin Lady" at Dublin on a damp Saturday afternoon.

Taxiing in on arrival from Luton.