One of 35 aircraft which made up the excellent RAF Colerne Aircraft Museum. The aircraft were dispersed when the station closed in 1976. Arrived at Colerne 2nd September 1964, ex-CATCS. Allocated maintenance serial 7858M. Departed in March 1976 to the SAS training area near Ewayas Harold, Herefordshire where it was blown up in an exercise in December 1977.

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.

from my collection, photographer unknown

from my collection, photographer unknown

from my collection, photographer unknown

Ex-G-AHPB. Painted as "D-BABY" for museum display

Being prepared for Air Classic's museum display. Still has the name "Marinus van Meel" on the nose.

Permanently withdrawn from use in August 1962

Ex VP-TAX, G-AGRU. Now preserved at Brooklands Museum, Weybridge, Surrey.

Originally a V.614 Mk.1, registered 27 June 1946, F/F 29 Oct.1946. Delivered to BEA named "Vantage" 12 Nov.1946. To Aviation Traders at Southend 21 Dec.1948 and converted to V.657 Mk.1. To BWIA as VP-TAZ Feb.1950 and to CAAC as VP-YJA Sept.1951. Restored as G-AHOZ Sept.1957, to East Anglian Flying Services May 1958 and Channel Airways Nov.1962 upon corporate name change. Withdrawn from use at Southend by Jan.1963 and cannibalised for spares until eventually scrapped there April 1964. Cancelled 2 May 1964 as 'Destroyed'.

First flew 31st May 1947 as EI-ADF for Aer Lingus. To Airwork as G-AKTV 15th March 1948, using serial WZ357 for trooping flights 1952/55. Acquired by Tradair 13th May 1959 and made its last flight 2nd Sept.1963, then stored at Southend until scrapped August 1964. Cancelled 7th March 1969 as PWFU.

Registered 18 Nov.1946, first flew 16 May 1947. Initially operated by BEA, then to Germany in 1956 for Deutsche Flugdienst, first as D-AGIL and later D-BARI. Sold to Balair as HB-AAN in 1958 and restored as G-AIVF to Air Ferry 14 Feb.1963. Converted to Mk.3B freighter April 1963. To Invicta Airways 14 April 1966 and reverted to Mk.1B May 1967. Subsequently scrapped at Manston and cancelled 3 Feb.1969 as WFU.

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.

First flew 19 August 1947 as VL231 and transferred for service in Woomera, Australia, 31 March 1948. To RAAF as A82-1 but reverted to VL231. Registered G-AOCH 13 May 1955, to Germany as D-AMOR for LTU Feb.1957, later D-BABY March 1958. Restored to Air Ferry as G-AOCH 7 October 1963, to Invicta Airways 14 April 1966. Scrapped at Manston with C.of A. expired 7 July 1968. Cancelled 3 February 1969 as Withdrawn from Use.

First flew 12 Sept.1947. Operated initially as G-AJBR by BEA and later BKS Air Transport. Sold to Deutsche Flugdienst 1957 as D-AHAF, reregistered D-BONE 11 March 1958. Registered to Condor Flugdienst 29 Nov.1961 and operated Lufthansa Cargo flights. Cancelled 10 April 1964 and sold to Autair, who stored it at Biggin Hill initially before moving it to Luton 22 June 1964, where it was scrapped December 1964.

First flew 9 January 1950 and delivered 8 February 1950. At the time of this event it was serving with the Metropolitan Communications Squadron at Northolt. Struck off charge 14 January 1969 and subsequently destroyed in an arson attack at Sunderland 24 January 1997.

First flew 23 July 1947. Delivered to Airwork Ltd 26 July 1947. Registered to Iraq Petroleum Transport 31 Oct.1952, back to Airwork 1 Oct.1954. To Tradair Ltd 28 Feb.1958, taken over by Channel Airways 20 Dec.1962. Here depicted engineless and awaiting scrapping, alongside sister-ship Viking 2 G-APOO (which had been withdrawn from use 18 August 1964).

First flew 27 August 1947, delivered to Airwork Ltd 1 Sept.1947. Flew trooping flights as WZ311 1952-1955. Delivered to Tradair Ltd. at Southend 3 Feb.1958, taken over by Channel Airways 20 Dec.1962. Withdrawn from use at Southend May 1964 and scrapped there Feb./March 1965. Cancelled 28 Oct.1965 as 'Destroyed'.

being prepared for the Air Classic Museum, still retaining its Autair cheatline without visible registration; was reregistered to D-BABY and painted into old LTU colours later