Photographer not known. This is an undated Kodachrome slide taken at London Airport circa late 1950s/early 1960s. The two nearest BEA Viscounts are G-AOYJ (left) and G-AOHM (on the right), both of which went on to fly until the 1990s, latterly with British Air Ferries. EI-AKK was damaged beyond repair in a non-fatal landing accident at Bristol-Lulsgate on 21 September 1967.

Photographer unknown. An undated image of this Aer Lingus Viscount preparing to depart from Shannon. I estimate it to have been taken circa 1960-1. Note the group of press photographers at bottom left, presumably focusing on a notable passenger of the time. Construction of the taxiway from the apron to the recently-built runway 24 is still underway.

Delivered new in 1958 and operated until wrecked at Bristol (EGGD) on 21 September 1967 in a bungled approach and subsequent wheels-up landing.

Aer Lingus bought two Super Electras in 1939. The outbreak of war left them with few destinations to fly to and both were sold to Australia in 1940, EI-ABV becoming VH-ADW. Photo by: Rudy Arnold / Smithsonian Institution

The aircraft crashed in poor weather on approach to Lulsgate Airport, Bristol on 21 September 1967.

Registered as PH-FAA/EI-AKA/ZK-NAH/VH-NLS/PH-FHF

Delivered as EI-AKJ in 1958 then re-registered as above in 1959. Scrapped at Kinshasa (FZAA) circa 1985 when registered 9Q-CGM.

"St Cillian" served Aer Lingus from new in February 1958 until leased to SATA as HB-ILR in November 1969.