Another of my old "Brownie 127" photos. Carries "Royal Air Force Transport Command" titles plus an 'FCS'(Ferry Communication Squadron?) diamond(blue/yellow) on fin plus the Wallingford Coat of Arms behind cockpit. To 7858M and to the Colerne Museum. On the folding of the museum it went to the SAS training area at Ewyas Harold, Hereford.

Became SU-AGO, DBR in a landing accident 5. August 1954 at Luxor, Egypt

This Valetta is in storage at Cosford Air Museum at least from 1994

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.

This Viking was built in 1946 and flew for BEA as G-AGRW. Around 1957 it flew with the temporary RAF serial XF640 for a trooping contract as civilain aircraft were not allowed in the Suez Canal zone. It then joined Hunting-Clan, Overseas Aviation and Autair before being preserved at a cafe in the Netherlands, on the roof of the old terminal at VIE and at a McDonalds (in fake Austrian Airlines colours) nearby. Later moved to at Bad Voslau (LOAV) and stored outdoors for many years. The frame was acquired by the Blackbushe Heritage Trust and arrived at Blackbushe on 2 May 2023. It is now undergoing restoration for eventual static display.

First flew 27 July 1950. Delivered to TRE Defford 25 August 1950. Photographed while parked at Southend 20-25 August 1958. Fate unknown.

Built for British European Airways as G-AIVT but not delivered, to Iraqi Airways in January 1948 and damaged beyond repair in a wheels up landing close to Baghdad Airport in June 1949.

On 10 January 1964 G-AGRU made it last flight into EHSB to be moved to this site. The aeroplane did popularize Mr John Bouvy's restaurant, causing him to add two more Vikings in 1968. Photo from: Euro Color Cards / The Utrecht Archives

First flew 9 May 1947. Registered G-AIVC 19 Nov.1946. To BEA 16 May 1947 as 'Vernon', renamed 'Lord Collingwood' in 1951. Sold June 1954 and used serial WZ353 while operating trooping flights with Eagle. Cancelled 20 March 1957, registered D-AGAD the next day, later allocated D-BGAD (ntu), then to D-BEPO. First flight as F-BJER for Airnautic 5 Nov.1959. While en route from Gatwick to Perpignan on 11 Sept.1963, it flew into high ground at Pic de la Roquette in the Pyrenees, killing all 36 passengers and 4 crew members.

First flight 9 October 1947 as VL233. To King's Flight 25 January 1947. Registered G-APOO on 6 August 1958 to Tradair, named 'Mercia' in 1960. Registered to Channel Airways 10 January 1963. Last flight was on 18 August 1964, following which it was Withdrawn from Use at Southend and scrapped there in 1965. Registration cancelled 7 March 1969 as Permanently Withdrawn From Use.

Acquired by Autair from Overseas Aviation in January 1962 and sold as F-OCEU to Aero Sahara in May 1965. Became F-BMEU with Europe Aero Service in October 1967 and bought for use as spares by Transportes Aerions Reunis (TAR) in 1971. Withdrawn from use and broken up at Nice.

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.

Registered as G-AHPS and flown by British European Airways until 1955. After two abortive sales to Aero Express in Germany as D-CEDU & D-ABOM it was sold to Deutsche Flugdienst GmbH in January 1956 as D-ABOM and leased to Lufthansa who purchased it in April 58 when it became D-BORA. In November 1961 it was transferred to Condor Flugdienst who continued to use it on freight services for Lufthansa. After being ferried to Biggin Hill in early 1964 it was purchased by Autair and ferried to Luton where it was broken up for spares.

Built as a Type 498 Viking 1A in 1946, it was initially delivered to BEA. Other users were British South America Airways, Eagle Airways and Orion Airways before its final operator Air Safaris. Written from use in August 1962 and broken up in 1963 at Hurn, UK.

Purchased by Eagle Aviation from BEA in 1953 and operated Eagles first scheduled passenger flight, from Blackbushe to Belgrade, via Munich on 6th June 1953. Sold to Airnautic as F-BJRS in April 1961 and later flew with Air Dauphine and Transports Aeriens Reunis before being withdrawn and scrapped at Perpignan in 1975.