Aircraft Photo of G-ALWF | Vickers 701 Viscount | BEA - British European Airways | AirHistory.net #857319
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:G-ALWF
Aircraft Original Type:Vickers Viscount
Aircraft Generic Type:Vickers Viscount
Aircraft Version:Vickers 701 Viscount
C/n (msn):5
Operator Titles:BEA - British European Airways
Aircraft Name:RMA Sir John Franklin
Location
City / Airport:DuxfordMap
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:ICAO: EGSU   IATA: -   Local: -   Other: -
Collection:British Airliner Collection (Duxford Aviation Society)
 
Photo Date:2 July 1989
Photo by:Paul Seymour
Photo ID: 857319
Photo Comment

First flew as G-ALWF in 1952 and delivered to British European Airways in 1953. To Channel Airways in 1963 then to Cambrian Airways in 1965. Last flight to Liverpool in 1972 for preservation by the Viscount Preservation Trust. Dismantled and moved to Duxford then reassembled in 1976. Repainted into British European Airways in 1984/85.

This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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