G-APEX_1968-04_MUC_1200_NK
Photo taken by Norbert Kröpfl. Scan kindly provided by Michael Röser for inclusion on this page.
München-Riem
April 1968
G-APEX
Vickers 806 Viscount
381
British European Airways (BEA)
Information from flickr - thanks to Ken Fielding:
This aircraft was delivered to BEA British European Airways as G-APEX in Jun-58. It was sold to BKS Air Transport in Dec-69. BKS was renamed Northeast Airlines in Nov-70 when it became part of British Air Services. British Air Services was merged into British Airways in Apr-74. The aircraft continued in service with British Airways until it was sold to British Air Ferries in Mar-81. It was retired and stored at Southend, UK in Mar-84 and was broken up at Southend by 1994.
Detailed history of this airframe including many photos:
www.vickersviscount.net/Index/VickersViscount381History.aspx
G-APEX with BEA at LHR in June 1958 (initial colours):
www.vickersviscount.net/images/Photos_Medium/100359.jpg
G-APEX with BEA at MLA in November 1965, operated by BEA on behalf of "The Malta Airlines" with the Maltese Cross applied to the fuselage instead of the BEA logo:
imgproc.airliners.net/photos/airliners/1/4/1/1076141.jpg
G-APEX with BKS at NCL in July 1970:
www.flickr.com/photos/158479744@N04/50411789613
G-APEX with Northeast Airlines at SZG in July 1971 (initial colours, still with the BKS cheatline):
imgproc.airliners.net/photos/airliners/7/0/2/2746207.jpg
G-APEX with Northeast Airlines at LHR in May 1973 (later colours):
www.flickr.com/photos/53277566@N06/7229338426
G-APEX with British Airways at CDG in October 1979:
imgproc.airliners.net/photos/airliners/7/1/6/0818617.jpg
G-APEX with BAF at SEN in March 1981 (basic British Airways colours):
www.flickr.com/photos/keith_burton/49543182891
G-APEX with BAF at MAN in March 1984:
www.flickr.com/photos/53277566@N06/6173600986
G-APEX derelict at SEN in May 1985:
imgproc.airliners.net/photos/airliners/0/9/9/2063990.jpg
Scan from Kodachrome slide.
G-APEX_1968-04_MUC_1200_NK
Photo taken by Norbert Kröpfl. Scan kindly provided by Michael Röser for inclusion on this page.
München-Riem
April 1968
G-APEX
Vickers 806 Viscount
381
British European Airways (BEA)
Information from flickr - thanks to Ken Fielding:
This aircraft was delivered to BEA British European Airways as G-APEX in Jun-58. It was sold to BKS Air Transport in Dec-69. BKS was renamed Northeast Airlines in Nov-70 when it became part of British Air Services. British Air Services was merged into British Airways in Apr-74. The aircraft continued in service with British Airways until it was sold to British Air Ferries in Mar-81. It was retired and stored at Southend, UK in Mar-84 and was broken up at Southend by 1994.
Detailed history of this airframe including many photos:
www.vickersviscount.net/Index/VickersViscount381History.aspx
G-APEX with BEA at LHR in June 1958 (initial colours):
www.vickersviscount.net/images/Photos_Medium/100359.jpg
G-APEX with BEA at MLA in November 1965, operated by BEA on behalf of "The Malta Airlines" with the Maltese Cross applied to the fuselage instead of the BEA logo:
imgproc.airliners.net/photos/airliners/1/4/1/1076141.jpg
G-APEX with BKS at NCL in July 1970:
www.flickr.com/photos/158479744@N04/50411789613
G-APEX with Northeast Airlines at SZG in July 1971 (initial colours, still with the BKS cheatline):
imgproc.airliners.net/photos/airliners/7/0/2/2746207.jpg
G-APEX with Northeast Airlines at LHR in May 1973 (later colours):
www.flickr.com/photos/53277566@N06/7229338426
G-APEX with British Airways at CDG in October 1979:
imgproc.airliners.net/photos/airliners/7/1/6/0818617.jpg
G-APEX with BAF at SEN in March 1981 (basic British Airways colours):
www.flickr.com/photos/keith_burton/49543182891
G-APEX with BAF at MAN in March 1984:
www.flickr.com/photos/53277566@N06/6173600986
G-APEX derelict at SEN in May 1985:
imgproc.airliners.net/photos/airliners/0/9/9/2063990.jpg
Scan from Kodachrome slide.