Hi There,
I am a big fan of the Viscount - my Dad used to work for BMA and Alidair/Guernsey Airlines at East Midlands, and I really miss the sound of 4 Rolls-Royce Darts!
One way to find Viscounts is to perform a search on aircraft photography websites, such as Airliners.Net, JetPhotos.Net, and MyAviation.Net.
Here are links:
http://www.airliners.net/search/
http://www.jetphotos.net/
http://www.myaviation.net/
You can also check current location/fate on aircraft production list websites such as Airlinerlist.com. The Viscount list on there is within the following zipped Excel file:
http://www.planemad.net/airlinerlist/rare-props.zip
Search the above list for any Viscount on the list that has status listed as "C" or "STD". The list includes hotlinks to Airliners.Net photos of the aircraft.
I believe that there is only one Viscount still flying (as at January 2005) based in Congo, Africa - a V.802 registration 3D-PFI , formerly G-AOHV:
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/758812/L/
There are preserved and stored examples at various locations in the UK and overseas. Some examples:
- An ex-BMA Viscount on a pole outside a nightclub in Belgium (G-AZNA):
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/282828/L/
- A Lufthansa Viscount in good condition at Frankfurt (D-ANAF)
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/940891/L/
- An ex Capital Viscount 798D N7471:
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/595995/L/
Hope this helps. I would love to see and hear a Viscount flying again!
regards,
David