
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 |
Photo Comment |
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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 1477 times. |