Vickers Viscount
The Vickers Viscount is a British airliner. It is a four-turboprop civilian aircraft. It can carry between 65 and 75 passengers. The Vanguard is an enlarged cargo aircraft variant. It was used by Air France, BOAC, United Airlines and many other airlines in the world.
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Role | Airliner |
National origin | UK. |
Manufacturer | Vickers |
First flight | 1948 |
Introduction | 1950 |
Status | Out of service |
Produced | 1948-1963 |
Number built | 445 examples |
Vickers Viscount Media
National Airways Viscount at Wellington Airport, 1971
Viscount 701 of Cambrian Airways at Bristol Airport, 1963
British European Airways Vickers Viscount 802 at London Heathrow Airport in 1964: Behind it is a BEA Hawker Siddeley Trident and on the right a BEA Vickers Vanguard.