Aircraft Photo of N169 | Vickers 83 Vanellus (Viking VI) | UK - Air Force | AirHistory.net #727498
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:N169
Aircraft Original Type:Vickers Viking [biplane]
Aircraft Generic Type:Vickers Viking [biplane]
Aircraft Version:Vickers 83 Vanellus (Viking VI)
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:UK - Air Force
Location
City / Airport:Brooklands (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:ICAO: EGLB   IATA: -   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:1922
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID: 727498
Photo Comment

N169 is a Vickers test serial prior to handing over the RAF for evaluation. No order was forthcoming. Vanellus was the name the RAF gave the aircraft Vickers had known it was the Viking VII, the final development of the postwar World War I Viking amphibian. Photo from: Imperial War Museums

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