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Description
| Manufacturer: | Vickers | |
| Base model: | Viking IV | |
| Designation: | Viking IV | |
| Basic role: | Commercial Transport (UK) | |
Specifications
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Recent comments by our visitors
| John C Snelling Peterborough UK Cambridgeshire, OTH | 1954 -1959 I served an apprenticeship at Vickers Armstrongs Aircraft Ltd, later BRitish Aircraft Corp. and still later part of the BAe group. The Viking was a postwar transport using the wing and engines(Bristol Hercules)of the Wellington Bomber. A RAF freighter version was the Valetta which had freight doors and a chopped tailcone. A further tricycle undercarriage version was called the Varsity, which was used as an RAF aircrew trainer. This had an underbelly bombay and bombaimers prone position. A prop had to be used at the rear of the A/C when loading as the CofG was dangerously aft!! 12/25/2004 @ 13:38 [ref: 8962] |
