In 1972 British Midland Airways bought the entire South African Airways Viscount fleet including spare parts and a simulator. This is the former ZS-CDZ captured at then Jan Smuts International still in the basic SAA livery but without titles. It carries the registration G-AZLW. This registration was reserved but not taken. ZS-CDZ became G-AZNC. G-AZLW was a former Aerolinas Argentinas Comet 4 that Dan-Air bought for spares.

First flown at Hurn 15 January 1959, delivered to SAA as ZS-CDV 29 January. Ca 1962 repainted in the first orange tail livery first introduced with the 707s in 1960. September 1971 retired and stored at JNB. To British Midland January 1972 as G-AZLW. To BAE in part exchange for BMA's ATP fleet May 1986 to Dowty and Technical Aeroparts the following month. Donated to Teesside International Airport Fire Service August 1986.Photographer unknown

Evening scheduled flight arriving from East Midlands.

I enjoyed four flights on this particular Viscount.

Delivered to South African Airways as ZS-CDZ in 1959. To British Midland Airways as G-AZNC in 1972. Withdrawn from use at Teesside in 1982. Fuselage used as a fire trainer from 1986.

BMA's home base

Winter 1973/1974, note Argosy Freighter behind