Aircraft hub · 1948

Vickers Viscount

The world’s first turboprop airliner and Britain’s best-selling one ever. Passengers wrote poems about the quiet. The gazetteer currently lists it at 5 UK museums.

5
Museums
1948
First flight
445
Built
352 mph
Top speed
Early jet age
Era

Last verified 2026-07-11 against the gazetteer Compendium. Airframes move — confirm on museum pages before travel.

On charge

Where to see the Vickers Viscount in the UK

The gazetteer records 5 Vickers Viscount airframes (including cockpit sections and replicas where noted) across 5 UK collections, in 5 regions: London & Around, East of England, South West England, Midlands & Lincolnshire, Scotland.

MuseumCityRegionAirframes recorded
Bournemouth Aviation Museum Christchurch South West England Vickers Viscount 263 – Nose section only
Brooklands Museum Weybridge London & Around Vickers Viscount 806 G-APIM
IWM Duxford Cambridge East of England Vickers Viscount 701 G-ALWF
Midland Air Museum Coventry Midlands & Lincolnshire Vickers Viscount 708
National Museum Of Flight North Berwick Scotland Vickers Viscount 701 G-AMOG
Computed from the survey

Collection context

Types you’ll see alongside

Avro Vulcan, BAC One-Eleven, de Havilland Vampire, English Electric Lightning, Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde.

Where the type is thickest

East of England has 1 collection recording the type.

Type notes

The Vickers Viscount in brief

TypeVickers Viscount
UK museums holding one5
Airframes recorded in this survey5

Serials are the gazetteer's survey snapshot of what each collection records on charge — restorations move between workshops and reserve hangars, so check the museum page for opening times and current display status before travelling. Every type across all 118 museums is indexed in the Compendium.

Aircraft questions

Frequently asked

How many Vickers Viscount airframes are left in the UK?

The Aviation Gazetteer records 5 Vickers Viscount airframes in UK collections.

Which museum has the most Vickers Viscount airframes?

Bournemouth Aviation Museum has the most in this survey, with 1 recorded airframe.

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