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SMALLWORLD VICKERS
VIKING/VALETTA
The Vickers VC.1 Viking was a twin-engined
short-range airliner derived from the Vickers Wellington
bomber. The Ministry of Aircraft Production agreed in
1944 to the Vickers-Armstrong Company developing a passenger
carrying version of the Wellington for the post-war
era. In all 163 Vikings were built. The initials 'VC'
stood for Vickers Civil, echoing the 'DC' precedent
set by the Douglas corporation of the USA, builders
of the DC-1, DC-2 and DC-3 Douglas Dakota, and of a
similar configuration to the Viking.The 158th Viking
became the prototype of the military Valetta of which
261 were sold.
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ITEM CODE: SWVK01
AIRLINE: INVICTA
RRP: £119.95
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ITEM CODE: SWVK02
AIRLINE: RAF TRANSPORT COMMAND VW197
RRP: £119.95 |
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ITEM CODE: SWVK03
AIRLINE: RAF VW195
RRP: £119.95 |
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ITEM CODE: SWVK04
AIRLINE: AIR FERRY
RRP: £119.95 |
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