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    Airframe Family: Vickers 630-870 Viscount
    Latest Model:818 Viscount
    Construction Number:320
    Last Civil Registration:N923RC {2}
    Compressed ID:Vickers 818 cn 320 cr N923RC
    Latest Owner or Location:Ray Charles Enterprises

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    Dates

    Event

    1959

    Constructed as a 818.

    Civil registration CU-T624 reserved but not taken up.
    Was reserved for Cubana.

    23 September 1959

    To Tennessee Gas Transmission Corporation with new c/r N500T.

    28 December 1961

    To Washington Square Mehodist Church keeping c/r N500T.

    16 April 1966

    To Tenneco Inc keeping c/r N500T.

    12 September 1975

    To Loving Insurance Agency keeping c/r N500T.

    19 September 1975

    To Loving Insurance Agency with new c/r N500TL {1}.

    5 January 1977

    To Ray Charles Enterprises keeping c/r N500TL {1}.

    23 February 1977

    To Ray Charles Enterprises with new c/r N923RC {2}.

    May 1977


    Photographer: Midway Airport Historians
    Notes: At Chicago Midway

    The registration reflected Ray Charles birthday Sept 23rd - hence 923RC.

    1 July 1983


    Photographer: Tim Martin
    Notes: At Winnipeg

    19 October 1985

    Crashed.
    At Bloomington Airport, IN (BMG) - Following a runway 35 ILS approach touchdown was hard at one third down the runway. The Viscount hydroplaned off the runway and went down an embankment.

    1985

    Remains sold to Go Group for spares.
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