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Excellent book. Source of much info and some pics on this site.

The Vickers Viscount

The first prototype first flew in July 1948 and first entered service in July 1950 with British European Airlines BEA.  444 aircraft where built the last delivered in April 1964 to China's CAAC.

The best source of information and many photos of the Viscounts is to be found at this amazing website.


Central African Airways took the first delivery in 1956 and by 1990 13 different Viscounts had been been flown in the various colours.

(CAA to Air Zimbabwe)

Cockpits

Viscount aircraft flown by CAA- Air Rhodesia- Air Zimbabwe-1956 to 1990

Construction No

Type

First Flight

Dates Regos Air Rhodesia

Notes

98

748D

May 1956

1956-1985 VP-YNA

Retired 31/5/85 Intact at Gweru Midlands Museum 40580hrs 31385 cycles

99

748D

June 1956

1956-1985 VP-YNB

Retired 12/1985 Still intact up until Dec 1997

100

748D

June 1956

1956-1983 VP-YNC

Scrapped for spares 1984

101

748D

July 1956

1956-1979 VP-YND

Shot Down 12 Feb 1979

102

748D

July 1956

1956-1958 VP-YNE

Crashed Benghazi 9 Aug 1958

374

756D

July 1958

1958-1969-VH-TVN
1969-1972 A2-ZEL
1972-1984 VP-YNI
1984-

TAA Australia
Botswana (BNA) Nov 1984
Air Rhodesia
Nose gear collapse in Harare hanger. Donated to Airport Fire Service.

241

754D

Sept 1957

1957-1961 OD-ACV
1961-1968 VP-YTE
1968-1970 7Q-YDL
1970-1979 7Q-YDL
1979-1980 ZS-KJG
1980-1983 Z- WJI
1983-

BOAC leased Middle East Airlines (MEA)
CAA Air Rhodesia
Leased to Air Malawi
Air Rhodesia
Aviation Equipment Spares and Service (AESS)
Air Zimbabwe
Air Zimbabwe stored to? Total time 42788hrs 33800 cycles

243

754D

Oct 1957

1957-1961 OD-ADD
1961-1964 JY-ACK
1964-1970 OD-ADD
1970-1975 VP-YTE
1975-1976 ZS-JUJ
1976-1979 A2-ABD
1979-1981 ZS-JUJ
1981-1983 VP-YTE
1983-1990 Z-YTE
1990-1991 9Q-CVF

Overseas Holidays & Aircraft Hire leased to Cyprus Airways
Leased to Jordanian
Leased MEA
Air Rhodesia
Aviation Hire & Travel (AHT) Leased to Air Botswana
(AHT) Leased to United Air
Air Botswana
Air Zimbabwe
Air Zimbabwe stored
FILAIR Trans Service Airlift Zaire

297

 782D

Mar 1958

1958-1966 EP-AHA
1966-1978 VP-WAS

United Iranian Airlines
CAA- Air Rhodesia Shot Down 3 Sept 1978

298

782D

Mar 1958

1958-1966
1966-1990 VP-WAT
1990-1991 9Q-CKK
1990-1993 9Q-CCK

United Iranian Airlines
Air Rhodesia
FILAIR
Trans Service Airlift Scrapped Zaire/DCR 1994

240

 754D

Aug 1957

1957-1968 OD-ACU
1968-1975 VP-WAR
1975 1976 ZS-JPU
1976-1979 3D-AAL
1979-1981 ZS-JPU
1981-1983 VP-WAR
1983-1985 Z-WAR

Ex MEA (leased Jersey Airlines and Jordanian)
Air Rhodesia
Aviation Hire and Travel Leased to SwaziAir
Aviation Hire and Travel Leased to Swazi Air
Air Zimbabwe
Broken for spares

436

816

Sept 1959

1961-1963 EP-MRS
1964-1969 A6-436
1969-1969 N40NB
1969-1970 VH-EQQ
1970-1970 VH-EQQ
1970-1971 VH-EQQ
1971-1978 502
1978-1979 3D-ACN
1979-1979 G-BGLC
1979-1980 G-BGLC
1980-1983 VP-WGB
1983-1990 Z-WGB
1990-1996 Z-WGB

 

Iran Gov EX Iran National Airlines
NAC RAAF Aus
ALDA Corporation
Jet Air Australia
Brins Finance
Gates Aviation Turbine Propeller Sales
SOAF Sultan of Oman Air Force
Swazi Airways
Air Bridge Carriers
Air Bridge Carriers leased to DAN Air
Air Rhodesia ( 2 years in storage)
Air Zimbabwe
Withdrawn from use & stored at Harare, Zimbabwe December 1990. Moved to Chegutu, 70 KM southwest of Harare, Zimbabwe for use as a Bar/Restaurant. See pics below

446

810

Nov 1966 

1961-1975 9G-AAU
1975-1977 G-BCZR
1977-1981 G-BCZR
1981-1983 VH-WGC
1985-1990
1990-1996
1996-

 Ghana Airways
Field Aircraft leased to British Midland Airways
Air Bridge Carriers Leased to DAN Air
Air Zimbabwe stored
Air Zimbabwe
Withdrawn from use & stored at Harare, Zimbabwe December 1990
Moved to Chegutu, 70 KM southwest of Harare, Zimbabwe for use as a Bar/Restaurant.

Colour Schemes

Anti Missle Paint with heat dispensers in jet pipes.

What a fate.