Vickers Airliners

The most ‘active’ of the Vickers airliners is indeed the VC10. The RAF still flies them actively with 101 Sqn and 10 Sqn. For a full list have a look here: http://www.vc10.net/History/RAFVC10s.html

The Vanguard fleet is down to just one complete survivor: G-APEP ‘Superb’ in Merchantmen configuration at The Brooklands Museum. Maintained in ‘live’ condition since it flew in in 1996 but now unable to taxi around the site as recent developments have forced the closure of the runway. It taxied for the last time on May 29th of this year, more info about this can be found here

As for the Viscounts, as far as I know there may still be one or two operational in Africa, but that’s it. The Oldprops site is usually a good starting point to find out about surviving propliners etc.

As for Vikings and Varsitys the last airworthy one I think was a Varsity that was flown by the RAF, but I’ll leave it to other forum members to fill in the dates for that story. For details of survivors see the Oldprops site again. There are quite a few Varsitys in museums but the Viking is less frequently spotted. For the interested reader, there is some info on this page about how G-AGRU (seen below) ended up in the Brooklands Museum, and how another Viking is now seen in Austria in Austrian Airlines colours.

There might be some Viscounts in Africa. Another forum you might want to try for these kind of questions are the Propliners.com discussion pages!

There might be some Viscounts in Africa. Another forum you might want to try for these kind of questions are the Propliners.com discussion pages!

You’d possibly find some in some of the Third world countries

You’d possibly find some in some of the Third world countries

I think there is atleast one Viscount still operational,3D-PFI,a Viscount 802 now being used as a ‘VIP transport’ in Africa. Was once G-OPFI with Parcel Force and British World. Piccies on Airliners.net…

http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?regsearch=3D-PFI&distinct_entry=true

…the most recent of these was taken over a year ago now,so I guess there’s a chance she’s since been retired.

I thought there were still a handful of Viscounts flying in S Africa and the USA (if not, when was the last one retired/grounded?) but the 1994 Vimy replica is still being prepared for a re-enactment of the 1919 Alcock & Brown transatlantic flight – the latest plans are for this to happen in June 2005.

The VC-10s in use by the RAF. None in commercial service I know of.

The VC-10s in use by the RAF. None in commercial service I know of.

Vimy anyone?