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.

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.

Dismantled for a major overhaul.

Delivered in May 1953 to BEA as "Sir John Franklin". Subsequently flown by British Eagle, Channel Airways and Cambrian. Retired in Dec 1971, preserved Liverpool in 1972, then to the Duxford Aviation Society in 1975. Seen during restoration at the Duxford Aviation Society, with the paintwork still unfinished.

I waited until most of the crowd had left on Airshow day to catch this old BEA Viscount looking in immaculate condition on display. (Canon 40D 20mm)

Soon to be 60 years old and looking splendid, the world's oldest surviving Viscount, viewed from the doorway of Britannia G-AOVT