G-APEY_1973-03_MUC_1200_NK
Photo taken by Norbert Kröpfl. Scan kindly provided by Stephan Barth for inclusion on this page.
München-Riem
March 1973
G-APEY
Vickers 806 Viscount
382
Northeast Airlines
G-APEY with Northeast Airlines was noted at Riem on 10 March 1973. The Viscount had been seen here before with BKS/British Air Services on 7 March 1970 (together with Channel Airways Viscount G-ATUE). Much later, on 2 April 1990, G-APEY returned to Riem with Virgin Atlantic.
Information from flickr - thanks to Kerry Taylor:
Delivered new to BEA as G-APEY on 18Jul58. Sold to BKS Air Transport 02Apr68. To Northeast by 01Nov70. Leased to Cambrian Apr72 and back with Northeast 30Sep72. Merged into British Airways 01Apr74. Bought by British Air Ferries 10Apr81. Leased to Virgin Atlantic 10Jan88 and returned to BAF May89. Noted rebranded as British World Airlines on 09Apr93. Bought by Heli-Lift Jun97. Noted with Air Zimbabwe 26Aug99 and reregistered 3C-PBH by 15Oct99. Noted with Air Odoooue as 3D-JAP 16Jun01. Noted with Global Airways as 9Q-CON on 11Sep03. WFU at Kinshasa FIH and broken up around 2008.
Detailed history of this airframe with lots of photos:
www.vickersviscount.net/Index/VickersViscount382History.aspx
G-APEY with BEA in January 1968 ('Red Square' livery):
www.vickersviscount.net/images/Photos_Medium/101934.jpg
G-APEY with BKS at LHR in January 1969:
www.airteamimages.com/pics/180/180807_big.jpg
G-APEY with British Airways at CDG in March 1980:
imgproc.airliners.net/photos/airliners/4/0/5/0710504.jpg
G-APEY with British Air Ferries at LGW in June 1983:
www.flickr.com/photos/chrischenn76/50683228016
G-APEY with British Air Ferries at GLA in September 1987:
www.flickr.com/photos/105925977@N03/49867407203
G-APEY with Virgin at LTN in April 1989:
www.flickr.com/photos/132337785@N03/32360030188
G-APEY with British World at SEN ca. January 1995:
www.flickr.com/photos/149391432@N04/50158662592
G-APEY with SAFT Gabon in April 1989:
www.vickersviscount.net/images/Photos_Medium/101693.jpg
This airframe as 3C-PBH at HLA in October 2000:
www.flickr.com/photos/133813370@N04/32222323077
This airframe as 3D-JAP with Air Ogooue at JNB in June 2001:
www.flickr.com/photos/satransport/6432303317
This airframe as 9Q-CON with Global Airways at FIH in March 2008:
www.vickersviscount.net/images/Photos_Medium/101380.jpg
9Q-CON visible in the middle of this FIH overview from July 2008:
www.flickr.com/photos/superspotter/2660305903/in/album-72...
Scan from Kodachrome slide.
G-APEY_1973-03_MUC_1200_NK
Photo taken by Norbert Kröpfl. Scan kindly provided by Stephan Barth for inclusion on this page.
München-Riem
March 1973
G-APEY
Vickers 806 Viscount
382
Northeast Airlines
G-APEY with Northeast Airlines was noted at Riem on 10 March 1973. The Viscount had been seen here before with BKS/British Air Services on 7 March 1970 (together with Channel Airways Viscount G-ATUE). Much later, on 2 April 1990, G-APEY returned to Riem with Virgin Atlantic.
Information from flickr - thanks to Kerry Taylor:
Delivered new to BEA as G-APEY on 18Jul58. Sold to BKS Air Transport 02Apr68. To Northeast by 01Nov70. Leased to Cambrian Apr72 and back with Northeast 30Sep72. Merged into British Airways 01Apr74. Bought by British Air Ferries 10Apr81. Leased to Virgin Atlantic 10Jan88 and returned to BAF May89. Noted rebranded as British World Airlines on 09Apr93. Bought by Heli-Lift Jun97. Noted with Air Zimbabwe 26Aug99 and reregistered 3C-PBH by 15Oct99. Noted with Air Odoooue as 3D-JAP 16Jun01. Noted with Global Airways as 9Q-CON on 11Sep03. WFU at Kinshasa FIH and broken up around 2008.
Detailed history of this airframe with lots of photos:
www.vickersviscount.net/Index/VickersViscount382History.aspx
G-APEY with BEA in January 1968 ('Red Square' livery):
www.vickersviscount.net/images/Photos_Medium/101934.jpg
G-APEY with BKS at LHR in January 1969:
www.airteamimages.com/pics/180/180807_big.jpg
G-APEY with British Airways at CDG in March 1980:
imgproc.airliners.net/photos/airliners/4/0/5/0710504.jpg
G-APEY with British Air Ferries at LGW in June 1983:
www.flickr.com/photos/chrischenn76/50683228016
G-APEY with British Air Ferries at GLA in September 1987:
www.flickr.com/photos/105925977@N03/49867407203
G-APEY with Virgin at LTN in April 1989:
www.flickr.com/photos/132337785@N03/32360030188
G-APEY with British World at SEN ca. January 1995:
www.flickr.com/photos/149391432@N04/50158662592
G-APEY with SAFT Gabon in April 1989:
www.vickersviscount.net/images/Photos_Medium/101693.jpg
This airframe as 3C-PBH at HLA in October 2000:
www.flickr.com/photos/133813370@N04/32222323077
This airframe as 3D-JAP with Air Ogooue at JNB in June 2001:
www.flickr.com/photos/satransport/6432303317
This airframe as 9Q-CON with Global Airways at FIH in March 2008:
www.vickersviscount.net/images/Photos_Medium/101380.jpg
9Q-CON visible in the middle of this FIH overview from July 2008:
www.flickr.com/photos/superspotter/2660305903/in/album-72...
Scan from Kodachrome slide.