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Old Dec 8, 2018 | 11:17 am
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Originally Posted by WHBM

I would have said you had loads. Capital, and then United, had one of the largest fleets sold new, up on a par with BEA. Of mainstream airlines, Continental and Northeast also bought new fleets, and both Aloha and Hawaiian operated the aircraft later, while new and used versions were in widespread corporate use. Trans Canada/Air Canada also ran their large fleet into a good number of US airports of course, and a range of operators, even BOAC, came up into Miami.
Trans Canada (TCA) was operating the Viscount into Seattle on a YVR-YYJ-SEA route as early as 1962 and I think Air Canada did so as well following the name change. By 1968, Transair of Canada was operating the Viscount as well. I also seem to recall that Air Caravane operated a Viscount in eastern Canada in later years.

In addition, I remember seeing a Viscount operated by UA sitting at the old Huntsville Airport in northern Alabama back in the mid 1960's with the "United" titles painted out as the aircraft had been involved in some type of mishap and was awaiting repair.
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