Spot the oddity

[Garry Russell]

Something no quite right about this Viscount fuselage in modified BA basic

I'm sure Fraser knows

http://www.flickr.com/photos/emdjt42/32 ... 055715761/

Anyone spot it :think:

Garry

[DaveB]

Ooo.. not sure here as Viscounts aren't my forte (nor anything else for that matter) The nose shows it to be a 701 which I'd expect to have 10 windows and that one has 11 :think: I notice it doesn't have any wings either!
Oh, and looking at the state of the tail section.. I don't think I'd be inclined to stand underneath it.. except for a dare and then only for a second or two

ATB

DaveB :tab:

[Garry Russell]

Hi Dave

All surviving BEA 701 were converted to 63 seaters and that meant an eleventh widow each side..full size starboard and a small one similar the the small Vanguard window behind the door on the port side....so it's not the windows.

Tail doesn't look good does it :think:

Garry

[NigelC]

Looks like the tail's been removed and re-attached (badly!)

NC

[Garry Russell]

Sort of

But not exactly :think:

Look closely

Garry

[NigelC]

Well there does appear to be a door there that shouldn't be.....I think......not really a Viscount person??

[Garry Russell]

OK.........which door?

Garry

[TSR2]

The tail looks like its from a different aircraft. The aft most door doesn't belong.

[Garry Russell]

That's it

There are two baggage doors......The fuselage was ex Cambrian V.701 G-AMOE used by Northeast as a cabin trainer. First in yellow top and later BA livery it had lost it's wings, nosecone and the rear fuse and tail.

When it was aquired for Lambton pleasure park..before moving to Saltwell the rear fuse and fin rudder of V.802 G-AOHJ was grafted on with not too good a fit.

Here is G-AMOE in better days wearing my favourite Viscount livery

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Cambrian ... 1238562/L/

Incidentlly I saw this aircraft days before Cambrian retired it and having never seen MOG or N in BOAC/BA livery and not having ever been to Cosford or Duxford, it was the last V.701 I ever saw.

Garry