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    Airframe Family: Vickers 491-657 Viking / 637/651 Valletta
    Latest Model:Viking 2
    Last Military Serial:VL231 RAF
    Construction Number:150
    Last Civil Registration:G-AOCH
    Compressed ID:Vickers Viking 2 sn VL231 RAF cn 15...
    Latest Owner or Location:Invicta International Airways

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    Dates

    Event

    August 1947

    Constructed as a Viking 2.

    5 September 1947

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n VL231.
    Ministry of Supply.

    28 October 1947

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Australian Air Force with s/n A82-1.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n VL231.
    British Long Range Weapons Establishment.

    19 May 1955

    To Field Aircraft Services Ltd with new c/r G-AOCH.

    6 June 1956

    To Dragon Airways keeping c/r G-AOCH.

    13 February 1957

    To Luftransportt Unterhem with new c/r D-AMOR.

    15 March 1958

    To Luftransportt Unterhem with new c/r D-BABY.

    7 October 1963

    To Air Ferry with new c/r G-AOCH.

    11 April 1966

    To Invicta International Airways keeping c/r G-AOCH.

    11 December 1967


    Photographer: Danny Tanner
    Notes: At Luton Airport, UK

    July 1968

    Permanently withdrawn from use.
    At Manston, Kent, UK.

    Scrapped.
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    unreviewed imported data.
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