The last Vickers Viscount to carry passengers leaving London's Heathrow Airport in April 1996 almost 46 years after the first passenger flight of the aircraft's the passengers were the original designer of the aircraft, 87- year-old Sir George Edwards, and Lord King, the chairman of British Airways.

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Size: 4194px × 2512px
Location: Heathrow Airport London
Photo credit: © David Parker / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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