Aircraft Photo of G-AKTU | Vickers 634 Viking 1B | Airwork | AirHistory.net #545106
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:G-AKTU
Aircraft Original Type:Vickers Viking/Valetta
Aircraft Generic Type:Vickers Viking/Valetta
Aircraft Version:Vickers 634 Viking 1B
C/n (msn):211
Operator Titles:Airwork
Location
City / Airport:Nairobi - MoiMap
Country:Kenya
Airport Codes:ICAO: HKRE   IATA: -   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:1950 to 1951
Photo from:Tim Spearman Collection
Photo ID: 545106
Photo Comment

Seen at what was then Nairobi's Eastleigh Airport. Airwork's Vikings flew numerous passenger and government charters to points in Africa as well as the Middle and Far East in the late 1940s and early 1950s. From 1952 a scheduled service was established from Blackbushe to Nairobi routing via Malta, Benghazi, Wadi Halfa, Khartoum, Juba and Entebee a 3 day journey at a cost of £98! Formerly EI-ADI with Aer Lingus, the aircraft was allocated WZ356 for trooping flights whilst with Airwork and sold by them to Air Safaris in April 1960. WFU and broken up at Hurn in 1962.

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