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Vickers 498 Viking 1A

VIKING-104Scrapped

RegistrationGBG-AGON

BKOperatorBKS Air Transport

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Vickers 498 Viking 1A. Operated for Royal Air Force, BOAC, Eagle Aviation Ltd. and BKS Air Transport. Scrapped.

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Technical data

ManufacturerVickers-Armstrongs

Country of registrationReino Unido

MSN104

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · Vickers Viking

Figures for the Viking 1B variant, the most representative of the family

Length19.9 m65 ft

Wingspan27.2 m89 ft

Height6.0 m20 ft

Range2,736 km1,477 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed338 km/h183 ktMach 0.32

Service ceiling7,620 m25,000 ft

Maximum take-off weight15,422 kg34,000 lb

Maximum payload4,989 kg10,999 lbIts 27 passengers with baggage would weigh about 2.7 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity27 passengersUp to 38 in a high-density layout

Endurance8 h 06 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

The type first flew in 1945 (81 years ago) · About 163 units built · Production ended in 1948

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

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Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

Apr 27, 1946

Delivered to BOAC

Delivered to BOAC as G-AGON.

Jul 21, 1954

Transferred to Eagle Aviation Ltd.

Transferred to Eagle Aviation Ltd..

Feb 21, 1955

Transferred to BKS Air Transport

Transferred to BKS Air Transport.

Operators

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Royal Air Force

Registration VW214

1946-04-27

BOAC

Registration G-AGON

1954-07-21

Eagle Aviation Ltd.

Registration G-AGON

1955-02-21

BKS Air Transport

Registration G-AGON

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BibTeX

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  title        = {{Vickers 498 Viking 1A · G-AGON · BKS Air Transport}},
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  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/VIKING-104},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/VIKING-104}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-22},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-22}
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