Also with tiny "Scottish" titles.

As a schoolboy living near the old Heston Airfield, we would often see Aer Lingus DC-3's and Viscounts banking tightly on a visual approach to Heathrow's runway 28R, to save a few minutes on the flight from Dublin.

Now preserved, it is very fitting for pictures of this aircraft to be in an aviation history database as it was named "Viscount Stephen Piercey" after an aviation photographer who was tragically killed in an air crash.

Starting engines prior to the last ever Viscount passenger flight out of Dublin.

Quite a surprise at East Midlands!

Originally delivered to Austrian Airlines as OE-LAG, now operated by the Royal Aircraft Establishment.

Lined up for departure from runway 23.

This was the last airworthy Viscount in the UK and was doing a tour of the Nations airfields before being grounded for good.

In transitional livery after the merger of BEA and BOAC into British Airways.

Scrapped at Stansted

Photographed by TAA over Westernport Bay, probably in December 1954 ahead of VH-TVC's entry into service on the 23rd of that month. TAA's first Viscount, VH-TVA, had been the intended star of its promotional material (using photos from Vickers) but it was written off in a fatal training accident on October 31 before entering service. -TVC arrived in Melbourne about the time the 2nd aircraft, VH-TVB, operated the airline's first Viscount service after a period of intense crew training. -TVC was destroyed on November 30, 1961 when it broke up in a storm over Botany Bay. It was with Ansett-ANA at the time.

The appropriately-named "Dublin Lady" at Dublin on a damp Saturday afternoon.

Evening shot. BAF Viscounts served at Aberdeen on oil industry support work.

"Viscount Stephen Piercey" is preserved at Brooklands and has a pictorial display on the Viscount inside.

Backlit shot, taxying onto the main apron in the evening. British Airways titles on lower front fuselage.