Viscount routes updated

[RAF_Quantum]

Hi Guys,

I've just updated all the Viscount flightplans. All the old routes are still there but you will find a lot of new ones including some feeder services between the Canary Islands for which we have another 800srs aircraft on order.

Regards

John

[Garry Russell]

Hi John

The Canary feeder wouldn't be a Brit operation.would it?

Garry

[RAF_Quantum]

Hi Garry,

Picture here

Regards

John

[Garry Russell]

Just what I thought John...Spanish not British :think:

Couldn't think of a British operation

Garry

[DaveB]

Hi Garry

Ex-BAF if that's any good

Now we have Invicta Vanguard's going down there, the new Viscount will open the islands up as much as we can. Can't see it being 'over used' hence only one aircraft on order.. and that particular one is (by some coincidence) one that we don't currently operate ;-)

Be nice to see a few Middle Eastern Viscount routes opened up (though having made that statement.. I'd better go and check they're not already there)

ATB

DaveB :tab:

[Garry Russell]

Yep

OYM and OYO

AN of course I knew about them.I did the paint

Middle East now :o ..I thought you were true to the Brit Dave :think:



Garry

[DaveB]

Oh yeh ;-) The paints were checked prior to order

No.. by Middle East routes.. I was thinking of BEA flights around that neck of the woods, not us flying foreign registered aircraft there. I've not looked at the Viscount much for that area and with Nicosia coming up, wondered what BEA did East and South of there. It's nice to use Frasers off station Viscount down at Gib and thought it might be nice to have one living at Nicosia if routing justifies one being there.. along with my Viking

ATB

Dave

[Garry Russell]

Phew!!!!!!!!!

I thought you had lost it for a moment there Dave ........BEA.that's a relief . Their first Viscout route was to Nicosia.

LHR-Rome by BEA and then operated by Cyprus on the Nicosia leg.

The operation that end was usually Cyprus Airways not BEA even though it was a BEA aircraft. Cyprus ordered 2 V.700 but they were not delivered. Cyprus then used leased UK Viscounts..BEA in the sixties in their livery also titled Alidair and BMA aircraft later. Paints are availiable for some of these.

Even though Cyprus Airways was a seperate airline in the early days it was controlled by BEA, so the early operation at least...........which falls into the timescale might be worth consideration :think:

BEA operations out that far from London are likely to be 700's.

There was of couse BEA Malta with Visounts, Comets and a Trident, that seems to have been run by BEA for Malta.

I have no idea where they operated them to but surely they must have gone all directions...a little more central of sourse .....but down that way. .........and with Gib that covers the med nicely

Garry

[TSR2]

Found this.... Make sure you turn the volume down as the music is rubbish. Good insight into who and what opperated there...

http://taxidiaris.blogspot.com/2008/01/ ... rport.html

http://www.pbase.com/alexis/nic

[Garry Russell]

Thanks for that Ben

It seems they could and did take about anything

Garry