| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | G-AHOZ |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Vickers Viking/Valetta |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Vickers Viking/Valetta |
| Aircraft Version: | Vickers 657 Viking 1 |
| C/n (msn): | 129 |
| Operator Titles: | Channel Airways |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | SouthendMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGMC IATA: SEN Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | February 1964 |
| Photo by: | Mike Cain |
| Photo ID: | 466350 |
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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 Withdrawn from use at Southend by Jan.1963 and cannibalised for spares until eventually scrapped there April 1964.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'. This photo is copyright © Mike Cain, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 6 June 2022, and has since been viewed 323 times. |