G-AOHL_1971-08_MUC_1290_NK
Photo taken by Norbert Kröpfl, scan kindly provided by Stephan Barth for inclusion on this page.
München-Riem
August 1971
G-AOHL
Vickers 802 Viscount
161
BEA Scottish Airways
Note the construction of the new terminal buildings in progress on the left (under the tower).
Information from vickersviscount.net:
First flight 29 March 1957. Delivered to BEA as G-AOHL on 17 April 1957. Allocated to the 'Scottish Airways' division and ‘Scottish Airways' titles were applied alongside the ‘BEA’ titling on the upper fuselage in mid-1971. Transferred to British Airways on 31 July 1973. BEA Scottish Airways Division officially became part of British Airways (BA) Regional Division on 1 April 1974. Sold to British Air Ferries in February 1981 and used as a cabin trainer. Broken up for scrap in 2006. The cockpit section was sold to the Mayhem Paintball Centre and moved to their facility at Abridge, Essex, England. Still there in November 2019.
The BEA V.802 Viscount fleet was split into two entities in April 1971. The then Chairman of BEA, Henry Marking, split the airline into several divisions as part of his profit centre philosophy, with each division being responsible for its own financial performance.
The ‘Scottish Airways' division sub fleet was based at Abbotsinch Airport, Glasgow, Scotland with eight Viscounts. The ‘Channel Islands' division sub fleet of twelve had four Viscounts operated from Jersey Airport, five from Birmingham International Airport, West Midlands England and one from Guernsey Airport, Channel Islands. The remaining two aircraft were used on charter to GB Airways to operate the Gibraltar to Tangier, Morocco service and as operational spares. All aircraft had either ‘Scottish Airways’ or ‘Channel Islands’ titling applied to the upper fuselage for the allocated division.
Detailed history of this airframe:
www.vickersviscount.net/Index/VickersViscount161History.aspx
G-AOHL with BEA at LHR ca. late 1950s/early 1960s (initial colours):
www.flickr.com/photos/dwhitworth/5484771603
G-AOHL with BEA at LHR in the 1960s (Red Square livery):
www.flickr.com/photos/dwhitworth/5484771603
G-AOHL with BEA at LHR in May 1970 (Speedjack livery):
cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/30253_1603115745.jpg
G-AOHL with British Airways at LGW ca. early 1970s (BEA Speedjack livery):
www.flickr.com/photos/31a/6449221603
G-AOHL with British Airways at GLA in August 1975 (Negus livery with small "scottish"
titles):
www.flickr.com/photos/105925977@N03/51351557699
G-AOHL as BAF Cabin Service Trainer at SEN in April 1993:
www.flickr.com/photos/133813370@N04/52494550583
G-AOHL’s cockpit section at Mayhem Paintball Centre Stapleford in November 2019:
www.flickr.com/photos/lrv890/49037939943
Scan from Kodachrome slide.
G-AOHL_1971-08_MUC_1290_NK
Photo taken by Norbert Kröpfl, scan kindly provided by Stephan Barth for inclusion on this page.
München-Riem
August 1971
G-AOHL
Vickers 802 Viscount
161
BEA Scottish Airways
Note the construction of the new terminal buildings in progress on the left (under the tower).
Information from vickersviscount.net:
First flight 29 March 1957. Delivered to BEA as G-AOHL on 17 April 1957. Allocated to the 'Scottish Airways' division and ‘Scottish Airways' titles were applied alongside the ‘BEA’ titling on the upper fuselage in mid-1971. Transferred to British Airways on 31 July 1973. BEA Scottish Airways Division officially became part of British Airways (BA) Regional Division on 1 April 1974. Sold to British Air Ferries in February 1981 and used as a cabin trainer. Broken up for scrap in 2006. The cockpit section was sold to the Mayhem Paintball Centre and moved to their facility at Abridge, Essex, England. Still there in November 2019.
The BEA V.802 Viscount fleet was split into two entities in April 1971. The then Chairman of BEA, Henry Marking, split the airline into several divisions as part of his profit centre philosophy, with each division being responsible for its own financial performance.
The ‘Scottish Airways' division sub fleet was based at Abbotsinch Airport, Glasgow, Scotland with eight Viscounts. The ‘Channel Islands' division sub fleet of twelve had four Viscounts operated from Jersey Airport, five from Birmingham International Airport, West Midlands England and one from Guernsey Airport, Channel Islands. The remaining two aircraft were used on charter to GB Airways to operate the Gibraltar to Tangier, Morocco service and as operational spares. All aircraft had either ‘Scottish Airways’ or ‘Channel Islands’ titling applied to the upper fuselage for the allocated division.
Detailed history of this airframe:
www.vickersviscount.net/Index/VickersViscount161History.aspx
G-AOHL with BEA at LHR ca. late 1950s/early 1960s (initial colours):
www.flickr.com/photos/dwhitworth/5484771603
G-AOHL with BEA at LHR in the 1960s (Red Square livery):
www.flickr.com/photos/dwhitworth/5484771603
G-AOHL with BEA at LHR in May 1970 (Speedjack livery):
cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/30253_1603115745.jpg
G-AOHL with British Airways at LGW ca. early 1970s (BEA Speedjack livery):
www.flickr.com/photos/31a/6449221603
G-AOHL with British Airways at GLA in August 1975 (Negus livery with small "scottish"
titles):
www.flickr.com/photos/105925977@N03/51351557699
G-AOHL as BAF Cabin Service Trainer at SEN in April 1993:
www.flickr.com/photos/133813370@N04/52494550583
G-AOHL’s cockpit section at Mayhem Paintball Centre Stapleford in November 2019:
www.flickr.com/photos/lrv890/49037939943
Scan from Kodachrome slide.