AAAH more memories, i remember watching G-BFZL at LBA many times (normaly from the aeroclub, pint in hand)
here is a link to pics of her in her later years.
http://www.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!/search/phot...eywords=G-BFZL
strangely, i am having trouble locating pics of 346 / G-BGLC. if i come up with any i will post them, or the links here.
co-incidentaly, i have a corgi 1/144th scale model of G-BFZL on my computer desk in the 2 tone blue British Midland colours, she was the only Viscount to get painted in the later all blue colours iirc
another memory of LBA, me as a very young aircraft enthusiast (not a spotter btw) probably was about 12 yrs old standing on the electrics box near the fence at the end of the runway watching the aircraft take off towards me, one viscount took rather a long time to get unstuck, result = me heading backwards off the box landing on my bicycle almost knocking myself out and spraining my ankle and buckling the rear wheel (and a wobbley 14 mile bike ride home after) OUCH!!!
all the best
Greg