G-APEY Vickers V806 Viscount Northeast Airlines (British Air Services) MAN 04JUN72
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 28-Oct-15, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 13-Apr-23.
Northeast Airlines (formerly BKS Air Services), part of BEA British European Airways subsidiary British Air Services. At the time this photo was taken the aircraft was on lease to Cambrian Airways.
Delivered new to BEA British European Airways in Jul-58 as G-APEY. Ten years later, in Apr-68, it was sold to BKS Air Transport who operated mostly in the north-east of England. BKS was renamed Northeast Airlines in Nov-70.
It was leased to British Air Services partner company Cambrian Airways for the summer of 1972 between April and the end of September. Northeast was merged into British Airways in Apr-74 and the aircraft continued in service with British Airways until it was sold to BAF British Air Ferries in Apr-81.
It was wet-leased to the Oasis Oil Company, Libya between Jun/Aug-81, and wet-leased to Air Algerie between Oct/Dec-81. It was also wet-leased to Sirte Oil, Libya, between Feb/Jun-82.
Virgin Atlantic Airways wet-leased it in Jan-88 and it returned to BAF in May-89. BAF was renamed British World Airlines in Apr-93. In Dec-97 the aircraft was sold to Heli-Lift and leased to SAFT Gabon in Jan-98, returning to Heli-Lift the following month when it was leased to Heli-Jet Aviation.
Still as G-APEY it was sold to Interflight in Sep-99. It had the distinction of being the last operational Viscount on the British Register. It was registered in Equatorial Guinea in Oct-99 as 3C-PBH and leased to Air Zimbabwe, returning to Interflight one month later.
It was sold to Air Ogooue (Swaziland) as 3D-JAP in May-01. It was sold to Global Airways (Swaziland) in Jan-03. In Jan-04 it was re-registered in the Democratic Republic of Congo as 9Q-CON. The aircraft was seen still in service in 2005, it was noted stored at Kinshasa in Mar-08 and was 'for sale in outstanding condition'. By then it was 50 years old, it didn't sell and was broken up in late 2008.
G-APEY Vickers V806 Viscount Northeast Airlines (British Air Services) MAN 04JUN72
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 28-Oct-15, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 13-Apr-23.
Northeast Airlines (formerly BKS Air Services), part of BEA British European Airways subsidiary British Air Services. At the time this photo was taken the aircraft was on lease to Cambrian Airways.
Delivered new to BEA British European Airways in Jul-58 as G-APEY. Ten years later, in Apr-68, it was sold to BKS Air Transport who operated mostly in the north-east of England. BKS was renamed Northeast Airlines in Nov-70.
It was leased to British Air Services partner company Cambrian Airways for the summer of 1972 between April and the end of September. Northeast was merged into British Airways in Apr-74 and the aircraft continued in service with British Airways until it was sold to BAF British Air Ferries in Apr-81.
It was wet-leased to the Oasis Oil Company, Libya between Jun/Aug-81, and wet-leased to Air Algerie between Oct/Dec-81. It was also wet-leased to Sirte Oil, Libya, between Feb/Jun-82.
Virgin Atlantic Airways wet-leased it in Jan-88 and it returned to BAF in May-89. BAF was renamed British World Airlines in Apr-93. In Dec-97 the aircraft was sold to Heli-Lift and leased to SAFT Gabon in Jan-98, returning to Heli-Lift the following month when it was leased to Heli-Jet Aviation.
Still as G-APEY it was sold to Interflight in Sep-99. It had the distinction of being the last operational Viscount on the British Register. It was registered in Equatorial Guinea in Oct-99 as 3C-PBH and leased to Air Zimbabwe, returning to Interflight one month later.
It was sold to Air Ogooue (Swaziland) as 3D-JAP in May-01. It was sold to Global Airways (Swaziland) in Jan-03. In Jan-04 it was re-registered in the Democratic Republic of Congo as 9Q-CON. The aircraft was seen still in service in 2005, it was noted stored at Kinshasa in Mar-08 and was 'for sale in outstanding condition'. By then it was 50 years old, it didn't sell and was broken up in late 2008.