Aircraft Photo of G-AGRP | Vickers 498 Viking 1A | AirHistory.net #582851
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:G-AGRP
Aircraft Original Type:Vickers Viking/Valetta
Aircraft Generic Type:Vickers Viking/Valetta
Aircraft Version:Vickers 498 Viking 1A
C/n (msn):8/108
Location
City / Airport:Langley (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:None
 
Photo Date:1950
Photo from:Tim Spearman Collection
Photo ID: 582851
Photo Comment

First flown in May 1946 and registered to GS Sale & Co when seen here at Langley in 1950. Previously registered to the Ministry of Supply and Aircraft Production and leased to BOAC/BEA between June 1946 and February 1948, she was sold to Hunting Air Travel in May 1951 and converted to a Viking 639 Mk1. She later ended her flying career with Overseas Aviation between February 1958 and May 1961 and was broken up at Gatwick in June 1962.

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