Vanguard ICAO code

Charlie Hotel · Post by **Charlie Hotel** » 11 May 2009, 10:04

Can anyone help me with the correct ICAO code for the Vanguard?
I went on a trawl of the internet and found that according to this site: http://www.nordicair.org/dispatch/acicao.htm it is BCV9 for the Vanguard pax and BVCF for the Merchantman. Is this correct?
I think I read somewhere that the code is like the Viscount (VISC) and should be VANG for all versions.

Thanks

CH

Post by **DaveB** » 11 May 2009, 10:20

Hi CH

As far as I'm aware, it's VANG for all versions

ATB

DaveB :tab:

Post by **Garry Russell** » 11 May 2009, 10:24

Sounds like someone got their Vickers in a twist :o

Garry

Charlie Hotel · Post by **Charlie Hotel** » 11 May 2009, 11:14

Sounds like someone got their Vickers in a twist

Ha ha

I always get mixed up between Viscount and Vanguard!

Thanks for the confirmation, Dave...

Post by **DaveB** » 11 May 2009, 11:20

HI CH

Tracking the Vanguard down online isn't easy as it's either not listed under Vickers but British Aerospace :o or simply not there at all. I seem to remember we got confirmation from a chap here who used to be an ATC ;-)

ATB

DaveB :tab:

DispatchDragon · Post by **DispatchDragon** » 11 May 2009, 18:14

Dave - didnt PeteP confirm that? speaking of which (off topic) I havnt seen him recently

Leif

Post by **DaveB** » 11 May 2009, 18:20

Hello Mate

Yup.. PeteP was the 'chap here who used to be an ATC' I was talking of ;-) He's not posted much of late but he's still 'viewing' on a regular basis ;-)

ATB

DaveB :tab:

Techy111 · Post by **Techy111** » 11 May 2009, 18:39

This is the site i used when i was in ATC...i was only an ATSA 2 but its a great reference site....and yup...no Vanguards.....

http://www.icao.int/anb/ais/8643/index.cfm

Tony

PeteP · Post by **PeteP** » 12 May 2009, 18:48

DaveB wrote:He's not posted much of late but he's still 'viewing' on a regular basis ;-)

Ah, been checking up on me eh Dave?

And I miss you, too, Leif!

But to answer the question, when I started at Heathrow in the late-60s, the ICAO code for the Vanguard was VC9 (with the Viscounts being VC7 and VC8 and the VC10s and Super VC10s, VC10 and VC15 respectively). That later changed - in the early 80s if I recall - to VANG (including the Merchantman), VISC (all models) and VC10 (all models).

Pete

ianhind · Post by **ianhind** » 12 May 2009, 20:20

I'm guessing that now Pete's retired he doesn't have time to hang around here as much ;-)

Ian

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