This Viscount was manufactured in 1957 by Vickers-Armstrong (Aircraft) Limited in Weybridge, Surrey, England. The aircraft's first flight was on May 19, 1957. Air Canada donated the Viscount to the Museum in 1969.
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Viscount
The Viscount, as the first turboprop airliner to go into production, broke the piston engine’s monopoly on air transport. It was also the first turboprop to fly a regular airline service. Trans-Canada Air Lines ordered a total of 51. TCA flew Viscounts from 1955 until 1969.