G-AOYS 2 Vickers V806 Viscount British Airways (Cambrian Airways) LPL 15MAR74
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 12-Nov-15, DeNoise AI 02-Oct-22
I never particularly liked this livery and always wondered why the 'airways' didn't have a capital 'A'. I liked it even less when they took the 'airways' away altogether and just had the billboard 'British'. I felt it looked unfinished...
With additional tiny 'Cambrian' titles on the lower forward fuselage.
G-AOYS was one of those rare aircraft that retained the same registration throughout its life. It was delivered to BEA British European Airways in Jun-58.
It was sold to Cambrian Airways, part of British Air Services, in Sep-71 (above photo taken just after delivery) and operated until Cambrian/British Air Services was absorbed into British Airways in Apr-74.
The aircraft was withdrawn from British Airways service and stored at Cardiff, Wales, UK, in Apr-80. It was sold to BAF British Air Ferries in May-81 and was wet-leased to Air Algerie between Jun/Oct-81.
It was sold to Panavia Air Cargo in Jan-84 and leased back to BAF until late 1984 when it was retired at Southend, UK. It was broken up there in Feb-85.
G-AOYS 2 Vickers V806 Viscount British Airways (Cambrian Airways) LPL 15MAR74
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 12-Nov-15, DeNoise AI 02-Oct-22
I never particularly liked this livery and always wondered why the 'airways' didn't have a capital 'A'. I liked it even less when they took the 'airways' away altogether and just had the billboard 'British'. I felt it looked unfinished...
With additional tiny 'Cambrian' titles on the lower forward fuselage.
G-AOYS was one of those rare aircraft that retained the same registration throughout its life. It was delivered to BEA British European Airways in Jun-58.
It was sold to Cambrian Airways, part of British Air Services, in Sep-71 (above photo taken just after delivery) and operated until Cambrian/British Air Services was absorbed into British Airways in Apr-74.
The aircraft was withdrawn from British Airways service and stored at Cardiff, Wales, UK, in Apr-80. It was sold to BAF British Air Ferries in May-81 and was wet-leased to Air Algerie between Jun/Oct-81.
It was sold to Panavia Air Cargo in Jan-84 and leased back to BAF until late 1984 when it was retired at Southend, UK. It was broken up there in Feb-85.