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Two Cambrian coloured Viscounts with BA tittles late 1974

Didn’t realise I hadn’t tried Key Publishing Historic Aviation forum on this search. So would anyone out there have any photo evidence with dates please if possible of G-AOYP or G-AOYS Viscounts in Cambrian colour schemes with British airways tittles on the side fuselage back in 1974. I am looking at between the months of June 1974- Dec 1974.
Have asked on various forums and have all the data I want on the other Cambrian Viscounts from that year 1974, just trying to pin down these two now, G-AOYP and G-AOYS. As to what month they where painted up into full BA colours.
I have checked, chatted on all the various Viscount and Cambrian websites and looked at the various photo web sites on the net. I have also been in contact with British Airways Museum and Brooklands Museum. These all above provide data in different forms on the other viscounts. So I thought maybe G-AOYP and G-AOYS evidence might lie in someones personal photo collecton. If you where a photographer back then, its a long time ago now I know. A longshot, but if you don’t ask you don’t find out.

This what I have so far below.

G-AOYG rolled out in BA livery 23/12/73 – I saw this on 15/6/74 Manchester.
G-AOYI rolled out in BA livery 31/3/74 – I saw this on 24/8/74 Manchester.
G-AOYJ I didn’t see this till 1975 and it was in BA colours at Manchester.
G-AOYM was still in Cambrian colours June 1974 – I saw this on 22/6/74 Manchester.
G-AOYN was in full BA colours 4/74 – I saw this on 27/7/74 Manchester.
G-AOYP ?????? – I saw this on 15/6/74 Manchester. but what colour scheme was she wearing ?
G-AOYS ?????? – I saw this on 22/6/74 Manchester. but what colour scheme was she wearing ?
G-APIM rolled out in BA livery 12/11/73 – I saw this on 15/6/74 Manchester.

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By: al20a - 8th July 2009 at 14:35

New forest,

Try this link, this will answer your question.

http://www.pprune.org/aviation-history-nostalgia/376756-1974-ba-cambrian-viscounts-photos.html

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By: Newforest - 8th July 2009 at 13:39

What’s secret about colour schemes?:diablo:

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By: wieesso - 8th July 2009 at 13:37

Martin, PM?

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By: al20a - 8th July 2009 at 13:32

Martin, PM?

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By: al20a - 8th July 2009 at 13:30

We meet again. I have already done a through search of the Viscount site. Theres a Photo of G-AOYP in Mar 74 in photo 5 of 34. Really looking to see what she was wearing later in the year.

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By: wieesso - 8th July 2009 at 13:29

Albert, please look for PM.
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By: garryrussell - 8th July 2009 at 13:03

http://www.vickersviscount.net

This site has lots of pics of Cambrian Viscounts in BA livery including ‘YP but not ‘YS.

One thinmg I do remember is while the BEA Viscount that were repainted into BA Livery (G-AOHL,M,R,T,V,W,JE,F) were painted as overhauls came due, the Northeast and Cambrian were progressivly painted. No doubt this was to rid the two non BEA liveries as soon as possible.

One other oddity of BA Viscounts was the identity for the still seperate divisions was kept in as much as the BA liveried Viscounts wore small white Northeast, Cambrian, Channel or Scottish titles.

Cambrian Division Viscount 806 G-APIM wore Channel titles

Garry

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