Photographer: Clive Head. K64 slide scan. Built 1957 for BEA, merged into British Airways 1974. BAF 1981, leased to Oasis Oil Co., Polar Airways and Euroair. Acquired by Euroair as G-BLNB 1984 and leased to Tunisavia. Reverted to BAF 1985, renamed British World 1993. Reregistered G-OPFI 1994 operating for Royal Mail Parcelforce. Sold 1999 as 3D-PFI and flown to Wonderboom, subsequently registered TU-VAB, 3D-PFI and 9Q-COD. Withdrawn Lubumbashi by 2011 and scrapped by 2015.

Returned to BAF after Polar Leased it 22 Mar 82 to 5 Jul 83.

A rare livery seen at Southend.

Delivered to BEA in 1957. Merged into British Airways in 1973. To British Air Ferries in 1981 then to Euroair as G-BLNB in 1984. To British Air Ferries in 1985. Renamed to British World Airways in 1993. Reregistered as G-OPFI in 1994 and operated for Parcelforce. To Interflight as 3D-PFI in 1999, Transtel as 5V-TTP in 2001, Ivory Coast Government as TU-VAB in 2002 and Pegasus Aviation as 3D-PFI in 2003. To Global Airways as 9Q-COD in 2009 and stored at Lubumbashi. Scrapped in 2014/5.

From the earth mound by the Laker hangar

Delivered new to BEA in 07.57, serving until 03.80. Here operating Flight BE3517 from Jersey. Later G-BLNB and G-OPFI before ending its days in the Congo.

This Viscount is stored at Lubumbashi, Congo (visible in June 2012 Google Earth image), and last flew in 2007

Just a month after acquisition from BA, this Viscount was contracted out to Oasis Oil (note Libyan flag on rear fuselage). The basic scheme is the very early version used by BAF complete with the yellow cockpit coaming which didn't last long at all. Last used in the UK as G-OPFI by Parcelforce, she was exported to Africa in 8.99 as 3D-PFI, changing hands under the marks 5V-TTP, TU-VAB, back to 3D-PFI and ending up as 9Q-COD in 7.07. Stored at Lubumbashi, Congo, in potentially flyable condition but sadly scrapped 2011