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Vickers 708 Viscount

VISCOUNT-10Written off

RegistrationGBG-ARBY

ALOperatorAlidair

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Vickers 708 Viscount. Operated for Air France, BKS Air Transport and Cyprus Airways.

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Technical data

Country of registrationReino Unido

MSN10

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Vickers Viscount

Figures for the Viscount 810 variant, the most representative of the family

Length26.1 m86 ft

Wingspan28.6 m94 ft

Height8.2 m27 ft

Range2,220 km1,199 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed565 km/h305 ktMach 0.53

Service ceiling7,600 m24,934 ft

Maximum take-off weight30,617 kg67,499 lb

Maximum payload11,895 kg26,224 lbIts 75 passengers with baggage would weigh about 7.5 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity75 passengers

Endurance3 h 56 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

The type first flew in 1948 (78 years ago) · About 445 units built · Production ended in 1963

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

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Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

Aug 25, 1953

Delivered to Air France

Delivered to Air France as F-BGNL.

Jun 14, 1961

Transferred to BKS Air Transport

Transferred to BKS Air Transport.

Jul 25, 1961

Transferred to Danish Air Transport

Transferred to Danish Air Transport.

Dec 1, 1961

Transferred to Silver City Airways

Transferred to Silver City Airways.

Jan 1, 1962

Transferred to BUA British United Airways

Transferred to BUA British United Airways.

Oct 7, 1966

Transferred to Air Inter

Transferred to Air Inter.

Apr 8, 1975

Transferred to Alidair

Transferred to Alidair.

Aug 7, 1975

Re-registered

Changed from F-BOEC to G-ARBY (still with Alidair).

Oct 26, 1975

Transferred to Dan-Air London

Transferred to Dan-Air London.

Dec 14, 1975

Transferred to Cyprus Airways

Transferred to Cyprus Airways.

Sep 1, 1977

Transferred to Alidair

Transferred to Alidair.

Operators

1953-08-25

Air France

Registration F-BGNL

1961-06-14

BKS Air Transport

Registration G-ARBY

1961-07-25

Danish Air Transport

Registration G-ARBY

1961-12-01

Silver City Airways

Registration G-ARBY

1962-01-01

BUA British United Airways

Registration G-ARBY

1962-04-03

BUA British United Airways

Registration G-ARBY

1966-10-07

Air Inter

Registration F-BOEC

1975-04-08

Alidair

Registration F-BOEC

1975-08-07

Alidair

Registration G-ARBY

1975-10-26

Dan-Air London

Registration G-ARBY

1975-12-14

Cyprus Airways

Registration G-ARBY

1977-09-01

Alidair

Registration G-ARBY

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Dan-Air London

Registration G-ARBY

In memoriam

This aircraft suffered a serious accident or hull loss. Out of respect for what happened and for the people who may have been affected, this record does not enable the register of memories.

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Vickers 708 Viscount · G-ARBY · Alidair}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-10},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/VISCOUNT-10},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/VISCOUNT-10}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-20},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-20}
}

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