ZK-SKY Vickers Viscount 802

This aircraft was ordered new by British European Airways Corporation - 1953

Built at the Vickers-Armstrong Weybridge factory

It was the 19th Viscount 802 ordered by British European Airways

The fuselage was constructed at Hurn whilst the aircraft was assembled at Weybridge

Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-AOHT (CofR R.5220/1) - January 02, 1956

Registered to British European Airways Corporation, London

Fuselage assembly commenced at Hurn, Bournemouth - December 11, 1956

It was transported by road to Weybridge and it arrived at Erecting Shop E - January 25, 1957

First flown as G-AOHT - June 20, 1957

Accepted by BEA at Weybridge - July 03, 1957

The aircraft was named 'RMA Ralph Fitch'

Opererated its first revenue service - July 1957

The aircraft was repainted with the revised BEA 'red square' livery - March 1959

During the repainting the aircraft's name and its nameplate, located on the forward cabin bulkhead, was removed

The aircraft had flown 21,696 hours with 15,844 cycles - April 25, 1964

BEA introduced the 'Flying Union Jack' livery in 1968 and all aircraft acquired this livery during major overhaul

BEA was merged with British Overseas Airways Corporation to form British Airways - July 31, 1973

Registered to British Airways Board, London (CofR R.5220/2) - July 31, 1973

It was withdrawn from service and stored at Cardiff (Rhoose), Wales - April 1980

Registered to British Air Ferries, Southend-on-Sea (CofR G-AOHT/R3) - June 15, 1981

Sold to British Air Ferries (BAF) - July 17, 1981

The aircraft was named Carol'

It arrived at Auckland on a wet-lease contract in Skybus livery - September 23, 1981

It was wet-leased to Aqua Avia Society, New Zealand t/a Skybus

Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - October 16, 1981

Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-SKY - October 20, 1981

This aircraft did not enter service in New Zealand as Air New Zealand had lodged an objection to its planned

operations, which was upheld by the New Zealand Airworthiness Authority. The Aqua Avia Society had argued

that their business plan of forming a 'Club' with annual membership fees meant that they were not charging a fare

for flights with New Zealand and therefore were not in competition with Air New Zealand and did not need to

obtain licences for their proposed routes

The aircraft was reclaimed by British Air Ferries and prepared for return to the United Kingdom - November 1981

Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-AOHT (CofR G-AOHT/R4) - November 30, 1981

Registered to BAF (NZ) Limited

Leased to Bouraq Indonesia Airways, Jakarta, Indonesia - November 30, 1981

Departed Auckland on the ferry flight to Indonesia - December 01, 1981

Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - December 08, 1981

Registered to British Air Ferries, Southend-on-Sea (CofR G-AOHT/R5) - March 11, 1982

Departed Jakarta on the ferry flight to the United Kingdom - March 31, 1982

It arrived at Southend-on-Sea, Essex on completion of the ferry flight and stored - April 03, 1982

Leased to Polar Airways as the registered operator - August 01, 1982

It operated its first Polar Airways service Aberdeen - Stavanger - August 06, 1982

Sold to Polar Airways - March 01, 1983

Registered to Polar Air (CofR G-OHT/R6) - March 22, 1983

Leased to British Air Ferries as the registered operator in the basic Polar livery - March 22, 1983

Polar Airways ceased operations - May 1983

The aircraft remained on lease to BAF under control of the Polar Air trustees

It was observed at East Midlands operating cargo services to Maastricht with 'Aerolink' titles - May 1983

Returned to the Polar Air trustees at the end of the lease - May 01, 1984

Leased to Euroair Transport Ltd as the registered operator - May 01, 1984

Registered to Nelson Leasing and Finance Ltd, Southend-on Sea (CofR G-AOHT/R7) - May 04, 1984

Rolled out at Southend in the Euroair livery - May 16, 1984

Sub-leased to British Airways for one month in the Euroair livery - September 03, 1984

Registered to Alexandra Aviation Limited, Liverpool (CofR G-AOHT/R8) - February 11, 1985

The aircraft had flown 44,580 hours - March 18, 1985

Leased to Virgin Atlantic Airways in a modified Euroair livery with 'Virgin' titles - April 01, 1985

Returned to Euroair at the end of the lease - August 05, 1985

Sold to British Air Ferries - August 05, 1985

Registered to British Air Ferries, Southend-on-Sea (CofR G-AOHT/R9) - August 05, 1985

The Certificate of Airworthiness (CofA) expired - May 16, 1986

The aircraft was withdrawn from service and stored at Southend

It was observed at Southend without engines, outer wings and rudder - March 18, 1987

The port outer wing was donated to the Brooklands Museum at Weybridge - ?

The aircraft was scrapped at Southend - March 1991

Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - July 21, 1994