VL246 was part of the Kings (Queens) Flight and allocated for the use of King George VI and later Queen Elizabeth II. It was disposed of in 1958 and became G-APOP. Photo from: Imperial War Museums

Photo taken 'early-1966'. First flight 10 Jan.1947 as VL246 and delivered to RAF King's Flight 25 Jan.1947. Registered to Tradair as G-APOP -6 Aug.1958 and delivered to them at Southend 12 Aug.1958. Registered to Channel Airways 20 Dec.1962 following corporate name change. This was Channel Airways' last operational Viking and made its final flight to/from Basle on -4 Jan.1965. after which it was WFU at Southend and its fuselage used as a cabin trainer until late-1967. It was cancelled -7 Mar.1969 as PWFU and scrapped at Southend Jan.1970.

In use as a cabin trainer. Scrapped 1970.

Channel's Viking C.2, ex King's Flight VL246, is refuelled from a motley collection of period vehicles before an inclusive tour flight to Ostend. Adria's DC-6B YU-AFE roars down 24 in the background bound for Dubrovnik.