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    Airframe Family: Vickers 630-870 Viscount
    Latest Model:797 Viscount
    Construction Number:213
    Last Civil Registration: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 c/r N7458.
    Operated with markings: 376

    1958


    Photographer: Midway Airport Historians
    Notes: At Chicago Midway Airport

    1 June 1961

    To United Airlines.

    January 1969

    To National Aircraft Sales Inc.

    April 1970

    To Grekenheimer Productions.

    1 January 1971

    To National Aero Association.
    Markings added: Golden West titles

    From January 1973 to January 1978

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

    January 1978

    To National Aero Association with c/r N7458.

    Withdrawn from use.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

    November 1981

    To Go Transportation Inc.
    Stored at Tucson International Airport.

    29 August 1988

    To James Stanley Leasing Co, Las Vegas, NV.

    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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