Classic British Flight Sim

Can anyone help me with the correct ICAO code for the Vanguard?
I went on a trawl of the internet and found that according to this site: http://www.nordicair.org/dispatch/acicao.htm it is BCV9 for the Vanguard pax and BVCF for the Merchantman. Is this correct?
I think I read somewhere that the code is like the Viscount (VISC) and should be VANG for all versions.

Thanks

CH

Hi CH

As far as I'm aware, it's VANG for all versions

ATB

DaveB :tab:

Sounds like someone got their Vickers in a twist :o

Garry

Sounds like someone got their Vickers in a twist

Ha ha
I always get mixed up between Viscount and Vanguard!

Thanks for the confirmation, Dave...

HI CH

Tracking the Vanguard down online isn't easy as it's either not listed under Vickers but British Aerospace :o or simply not there at all. I seem to remember we got confirmation from a chap here who used to be an ATC ;-)

ATB

DaveB :tab:

Dave - didnt PeteP confirm that? speaking of which (off topic) I havnt seen him recently

Leif

Hello Mate

Yup.. PeteP was the 'chap here who used to be an ATC' I was talking of ;-) He's not posted much of late but he's still 'viewing' on a regular basis ;-)

ATB

DaveB :tab:

This is the site i used when i was in ATC...i was only an ATSA 2 but its a great reference site....and yup...no Vanguards.....

http://www.icao.int/anb/ais/8643/index.cfm

Tony

DaveB wrote:He's not posted much of late but he's still 'viewing' on a regular basis ;-)

Ah, been checking up on me eh Dave? And I miss you, too, Leif!

But to answer the question, when I started at Heathrow in the late-60s, the ICAO code for the Vanguard was VC9 (with the Viscounts being VC7 and VC8 and the VC10s and Super VC10s, VC10 and VC15 respectively). That later changed - in the early 80s if I recall - to VANG (including the Merchantman), VISC (all models) and VC10 (all models).

Pete

I'm guessing that now Pete's retired he doesn't have time to hang around here as much ;-)

Ian