BOAC Prestwick feeder Viscounts

[KeMac]

Could anyone tell me if the names "Golly" and "Molly" were actual names or nicknames for the two BOAC feeder Viscounts G-AMON and G-AMOG that used to act as feeders from Aberdeen and Edinburgh? They were named "Scottish Prince" and "Scottish Princess" but I have read they had these other names applied to them as well.

[CSman]

Viscount

Both Aircraft ex Cambrian Airways and flown by Cambrian Pilots
Both 701 Viscounts

[avionic type]

they were Golf and November when they were B.E.A. aircraft but I can you confirm a lot of aircraft were given " unofficial "names using their last 2 registration letters a lot too unmentionable on Pprune by the engineering staff some aircraft had their registrations changed one that springs to mind was the Britannia N.B.G, it was known at LHR as No Bl***Y Good can't remember what it was changed to.;

[Kieron Kirk]

G-APLL.

Ciarain.

[edinv]

G-AMOG and 'ON also did PIK/BFS feeders as well.

[evansb]

G-AMOG:

[WHBM]

The Viscounts were contracted from Cambrian, OG for the 1972-76 summer seasons, and ON for 1973-76. They appear to have changed markings to British AW in 1974. Both were withdrawn from use at the end of the contract, OG went to Cosford museum.


Prior to this, two Heralds were chartered from British Island for this feeder work from Belfast and Edinburgh , they are as such in the 1971 BOAC timetable, although I don't believe dedicated aircraft were assigned and they didn't get BOAC livery.

[ZFT]

Am I dreaming this or was Churchill somehow involved in the re registering of G-ANBG to G-APLL?

[Sleeve Wing]

BOAC PWK Feeder Viscounts.

IIRC, were there not two BMA Viscount 814s. dry leased at about this time as well ? G-BAPD, G-BAPF ?
Pilots around at that time - Taff Harris (Ex FAA), John Lake and Charles Royds (OATS BG14) spring to mind ? Just curious.

[Jhieminga]

Originally Posted by ZFT

Am I dreaming this or was Churchill somehow involved in the re registering of G-ANBG to G-APLL?

The way I read the story was that there was an overly puritanical lady at the ARB. She didn't let any registrations through that would encourage disrespect and swearing. Because of her there was never a G-ARVD in BOAC's VC10 lineup.

[Tagron]

I heard a story about the reregistration of G-ANBG many years after the event, so I cannot vouch for its accuracy, but it was along these lines.

BOAC were providing a Britannia to carry the Prime Minister on an official overseas visit. I think it would have been Eden not Churchill. The aircraft provided by BOAC was G-ANBG. When it was realised that the PMs aircraft was adorned with the letters NBG there was great mirth in the ranks but embarrassment in the higher echelons of BOAC.

Hence the change. The story seemed to imply that the change was only carried out after the completion of the official trip but I have no means of verifying this.

[Skipness One Foxtrot]

IIRC, were there not two BMA Viscount 814s. dry leased at about this time as well ? G-BAPD, G-BAPF ?

Summer 1977 based at PIK.
The following year it was brought in house with one based BA machine, and I think 1978 was the last year?

[WHBM]

IIRC, were there not two BMA Viscount 814s. dry leased at about this time as well ? G-BAPD, G-BAPF ?

I believe it was actually G-BAPE and 'PG, but correct. They were painted into BA livery for the duration. The Viscount 700s pictured above had come to the end of their operational life. BMA at this time always seemed to have too many Viscounts in the fleet for their operational requirements.

The way I read the story was that there was an overly puritanical lady at the ARB. She didn't let any registrations through that would encourage disrespect and swearing

I can imagine her face when, in the days when registrations were allocated strictly in alphabetical order, it came round to G-ARSE about this time.