Newsletter
ES
Sign in

Vickers 814 Viscount · G-AYOX · BAF British Air Ferries

Vickers 814 Viscount illustration in BAF British Air Ferries livery Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

Vickers 814 Viscount

VISCOUNT-370Scrapped
RegistrationGBG-AYOX
OperatorBAF British Air Ferries
4operators
0incidents
0accidents
0logbook years
0photos

Vickers 814 Viscount built in 1961. Operated for Lufthansa, Arkia - Israel Inland Airlines, British Midland Airways and BAF British Air Ferries. Scrapped.

NewNearly newYoungMatureAgingOld
Aging · 25 years
Vuelopedia is a work in progress: it currently holds about 30% of the information we expect to have by the third quarter of 2027. Although we use only official, highly reliable sources, some aircraft data and history may still contain errors or inaccuracies. We work hard to clear every anomaly from the records using specialized verification tools.

Technical data

First flight1961
Country of registrationReino Unido
MSN370
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.

The full story of the Vickers Viscount Compare this aircraft

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1961
Built
Assembled by the manufacturer.
Jul 18, 1961
Delivered to Lufthansa
Delivered to Lufthansa as D-ANAC.
Apr 1, 1971
Transferred to Arkia - Israel Inland Airlines
Transferred to Arkia - Israel Inland Airlines.
Apr 1, 1978
Transferred to British Midland Airways
Transferred to British Midland Airways.
Aug 1, 1986
Transferred to BAF British Air Ferries
Transferred to BAF British Air Ferries.

Operators

1961-07-18
Lufthansa
Registration D-ANAC
1971-04-01
1978-04-01
British Midland Airways
Registration G-AYOX
1986-08-01
BAF British Air Ferries
Registration G-AYOX

Memories coming soon

The register of memories is not open on this aircraft yet. We are enabling it gradually, record by record, as we consolidate each aircraft's information.

Before opening it we check the aircraft identity — its registration, its serial number and its model — against the civil register of the authority that registered it, so that every memory belongs to the exact aircraft that lived it. When that work reaches this record, the register will open here.

Cite

To cite this page in academic work, an article or Wikipedia, choose the style and copy the reference. The access date is today.

This page was last updated on October 10, 2026

APA

Vuelopedia. (2026, October 10). Vickers 814 Viscount · G-AYOX · BAF British Air Ferries. Retrieved October 25, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/VISCOUNT-370

MLA

“Vickers 814 Viscount · G-AYOX · BAF British Air Ferries.” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 10 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/VISCOUNT-370. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Vuelopedia. “Vickers 814 Viscount · G-AYOX · BAF British Air Ferries.” Fundación Poderia. Last modified October 10, 2026. https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/VISCOUNT-370.

Harvard

Vuelopedia (2026) Vickers 814 Viscount · G-AYOX · BAF British Air Ferries. Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/VISCOUNT-370 (Accessed: 25 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{vuelopedia_en_aircraft_viscount_370,
  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Vickers 814 Viscount · G-AYOX · BAF British Air Ferries}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-10},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/VISCOUNT-370},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/VISCOUNT-370}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-25},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-25}
}

Wikipedia

{{cite web |url=https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/VISCOUNT-370 |title=Vickers 814 Viscount · G-AYOX · BAF British Air Ferries |website=Vuelopedia |publisher=Fundación Poderia |date=2026-10-10 |access-date=2026-10-25 |language=en}}