| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | G-AHOW |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Vickers Viking/Valetta |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Vickers Viking/Valetta |
| Aircraft Version: | Vickers 498 Viking 1 |
| C/n (msn): | 124 |
| Operator Titles: | Air Ferry |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Manston - Kent InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGMH IATA: MSE Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 18 December 1966 |
| Photo by: | Mike Cain |
| Photo ID: | 456318 |
| Photo Comment |
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Registered 27 June 1946, first flew 4 Oct.1946. Operated initially by BEA and thereafter several other UK operators (including some trooping flights as XD636). Cancelled 3 Nov.1954 on sale to Trek Airways as ZS-DKI. Restored as G-AHOW 31 July 1958 and converted to Mk.1 Aug. 1960. Registered to Air Ferry at Manston 10 Apr.1964 and fitted with a large freight door Feb.1965. To Invicta Airways 21 Nov.1966. At the date of this photo it still carried the Air Ferry logo on the fin although that airline's name had been painted out. It was later scrapped at Manston and was cancelled 3 Feb.1969 as WFU. This photo is copyright © Mike Cain, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 27 April 2022, and has since been viewed 482 times. |