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    Airframe Family: Vickers 630-870 Viscount
    Latest Model:807 Viscount
    Construction Number:291
    Last Civil Registration:G-OPFE
    Compressed ID:Vickers 807 cn 291 cr G-OPFE
    Latest Owner or Location:British World Airline

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    Dates

    Event

    1958

    Constructed as a 807.

    13 February 1958

    First flight.

    21 February 1958

    To Are Lingus with new c/r EI-AJK.
    Operated with markings: ST.CILLIAN

    From 1969 to 1973

    To Air Tourism Alpine with new c/r HB-ILR.

    Circa July 1973

    To Overseas Are Leasing with new c/r G-BBDK.

    14 August 1973

    To Nor Air keeping c/r G-BBDK.

    11 April 1974

    To Air Bridge Carriers keeping c/r G-BBDK.

    16 March 1975

    To Dan-Air London keeping c/r G-BBDK.

    February 1980

    To Southern International Air Transport keeping c/r G-BBDK.

    7 September 1983

    To British Air Ferries keeping c/r G-BBDK.
    (name changed to British World Airlines on 6 April 1993).

    19 May 1994


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: 1994 photo taken at Prestwick Airport, Scotland

    27 October 1994

    To British World Airline with new c/r G-OPFE.

    24 March 1996

    Crashed.
    Damaged beyond repair in wheels up landing.
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