| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | G-APOP |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Vickers Viking/Valetta |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Vickers Viking/Valetta |
| Aircraft Version: | Vickers 623 Viking C2 |
| C/n (msn): | 177 |
| Operator Titles: | Channel Airways |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | SouthendMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGMC IATA: SEN Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 1966 |
| Photo by: | Mike Cain |
| Photo ID: | 514794 |
| Photo Comment |
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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. This photo is copyright © Mike Cain, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 3 November 2022, and has since been viewed 500 times. |