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City / Airport:Vancouver - International (CYVR / YVR)Map
Region / Country:British Columbia, Canada
Photo Date:May 1980
Photo by:Gary VincentContact
Photo ID:25852Submit Correction
View count: 1023
Delivered to Trans Canada Airlines March 28, 1957, this Viscount is here in its last days with Harrison Airways. Bought January 1977 along with another Viscount (CF-TIC) and serving as a source of spares. Sold to the British Columbia Institute of Technology in June 1980 to train aviation mechanics. Replaced by a 737 in 1995, it was stored outside and eventually used by the fire department for training. In 2005, it was sold to the British Columbia Aviation Museum for $1. Barged across the Georgia Strait to Victoria airport, it has been restored in original TCA colors at the museum.
Registration / Serial:CF-THG
Aircraft Version:Vickers 757 Viscount
C/n (msn):224
City / Airport:Vancouver - International (CYVR / YVR)Map
Region / Country:British Columbia, Canada
Photo Date:May 1980
Photo by:Gary VincentContact
City / Airport:Vancouver - International (CYVR / YVR)Map
Region / Country:British Columbia, Canada
Photo Date:May 1980
Photo by:Gary VincentContact
Photo ID:25852Submit Correction
View count: 1023
Delivered to Trans Canada Airlines March 28, 1957, this Viscount is here in its last days with Harrison Airways. Bought January 1977 along with another Viscount (CF-TIC) and serving as a source of spares. Sold to the British Columbia Institute of Technology in June 1980 to train aviation mechanics. Replaced by a 737 in 1995, it was stored outside and eventually used by the fire department for training. In 2005, it was sold to the British Columbia Aviation Museum for $1. Barged across the Georgia Strait to Victoria airport, it has been restored in original TCA colors at the museum.
Registration / Serial:CF-THG
Aircraft Version:Vickers 757 Viscount
C/n (msn):224
City / Airport:Vancouver - International (CYVR / YVR)Map
Region / Country:British Columbia, Canada
Photo Date:May 1980
Photo by:Gary VincentContact
Registration / Serial:CF-THG
Fleet number:625
Aircraft Original Type:Vickers Viscount
Aircraft Generic Type:Vickers Viscount
Aircraft Version:Vickers 757 Viscount
C/n (msn):224
Operator Titles:Trans-Canada Air Lines - TCA
City / Airport:Victoria - International (CYYJ / YYJ)Map
Region / Country:British Columbia, Canada
Collection:British Columbia Aviation Museum
Photo Date:16 August 2017
Photo by:Gary VincentContact
Photo ID:14358Submit Correction
View count: 951
This Viscount was delivered to Trans Canada Airlines March 28, 1957. Withdrawn April 1974, it was placed with Harrison Airways in Vancouver January 1977. Sold to the Pacific Vocational Institute in 1980 for training. Retired by the school in 1995, the aircraft was used for fire fighter training until sold to the British Columbia Aviation Museum for one dollar. Transferred to Victoria, the airliner has undergone a restoration to it's original color scheme for display.
Registration / Serial:CF-THG
Aircraft Version:Vickers 757 Viscount
C/n (msn):224
Operator Titles:Trans-Canada Air Lines - TCA
City / Airport:Victoria - International (CYYJ / YYJ)Map
Region / Country:British Columbia, Canada
Photo Date:16 August 2017
Photo by:Gary VincentContact
Registration / Serial:CF-THG
Fleet number:625
Aircraft Original Type:Vickers Viscount
Aircraft Generic Type:Vickers Viscount
Aircraft Version:Vickers 757 Viscount
C/n (msn):224
Operator Titles:Trans-Canada Air Lines - TCA
City / Airport:Victoria - International (CYYJ / YYJ)Map
Region / Country:British Columbia, Canada
Collection:British Columbia Aviation Museum
Photo Date:16 August 2017
Photo by:Gary VincentContact
Photo ID:14358Submit Correction
View count: 951
This Viscount was delivered to Trans Canada Airlines March 28, 1957. Withdrawn April 1974, it was placed with Harrison Airways in Vancouver January 1977. Sold to the Pacific Vocational Institute in 1980 for training. Retired by the school in 1995, the aircraft was used for fire fighter training until sold to the British Columbia Aviation Museum for one dollar. Transferred to Victoria, the airliner has undergone a restoration to it's original color scheme for display.
Registration / Serial:CF-THG
Aircraft Version:Vickers 757 Viscount
C/n (msn):224
Operator Titles:Trans-Canada Air Lines - TCA
City / Airport:Victoria - International (CYYJ / YYJ)Map
Region / Country:British Columbia, Canada
Photo Date:16 August 2017
Photo by:Gary VincentContact