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    Airframe Family: Vickers 630-870 Viscount
    Latest Model:797 Viscount
    Construction Number:213
    Last Civil Registration:N7458
    Compressed ID:Vickers 797 cn 213 cr N7458
    Latest Owner or Location:Wings of History Air Museum, San Martin, California

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a 797.

    6 January 1957

    Certificate of airworthiness for N7458 (VISCOUNT 797, 213) issued.

    6 January 1957

    To Capital Airlines with new c/r N7458.
    Operated with markings: 376

    1958


    Photographer: Midway Airport Historians
    Notes: At Chicago Midway Airport

    1 June 1961

    To United Airlines keeping c/r N7458.

    January 1969

    To National Aircraft Sales Inc keeping c/r N7458.

    April 1970

    To Grekenheimer Productions keeping c/r N7458.

    1 January 1971

    To National Aero Association keeping c/r N7458.
    Markings added: Golden West titles

    From January 1973 to January 1978

    To Aero Sierra de Durango with new c/r XA-COT.
    On lease.

    January 1978

    To National Aero Association with new c/r N7458.

    Withdrawn from use.
    Stored at Terry County Airport, Brownfield, Texas marked as XA-COT.

    November 1981

    To Go Transportation Inc keeping c/r N7458.
    Stored at Tucson International Airport.

    29 August 1988

    To James Stanley Leasing Co, Las Vegas, NV keeping c/r N7458.

    August 1993

    To Wings of History Air Museum, San Martin, CA.
    Only the nose section is preserved with the museum.
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    28 November 2010


    Photographer: Rich Tregear
    Notes: Seen with the Wings of History museum at San Martin,

    13 December 2010


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
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