Vickers Viscount 837

Vickers Viscount 837 (HM2845)

Location: Weybridge, England KT13 0TD Surrey
Country: United Kingdom
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N 51° 21.359', W 0° 27.933'

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Vickers Viscount 837 XT575 Cockpit Section (1960)

This exhibit was manufactured at Brooklands by Vickers-Armstrong Ltd in 1960 and first operated by Austrian Airlines registered OE-LAG.
It was later purchased by the Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE) and as XT575 used for test flying. It's final task was to perform flight trials for under water search radar equipment installed in a largeradome beneath the forward fuselage. It was sold in 1993, and the cockpit section donated to Brooklands Museum.
Vickers Viscount XT575 painted in RAE colours. Note the large radome under the fuselage containing radar equipment, and slipper fuel tank on wing.
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HM NumberHM2845
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Date Added Monday, June 4th, 2018 at 10:04am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)30U E 676464 N 5692462
Decimal Degrees51.35598333, -0.46555000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 51° 21.359', W 0° 27.933'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds51° 21' 21.54" N, 0° 27' 55.98" W
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Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near Brooklands Circuit, Weybridge England KT13 0TD, GB
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