| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | G-ABKY |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Vickers 212 Vellox |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Vickers 212 Vellox |
| Aircraft Version: | Vickers 212 Vellox |
| C/n (msn): | 1 |
| Operator Titles: | Imperial Airways |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | London - Croydon (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGGC IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 1 May 1936 to 10 August 1936 |
| Photo from: | Peter de Jong Collection |
| Photo ID: | 336861 |
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The Vellox airliner was developed from the Vickers Vellore, a cargo and mail aircraft which in its original form was single-engined. Comfortable accomodation for ten passengers was provided but Imperial Airways only used the sole Vellox as a nocturnal mailplane while testing Lorenz blind landing equipment. It crashed after a few months in service in August 1936. Four-blade propellers are fitted here. This photo was added on 17 February 2021, and has since been viewed 1410 times. |