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Vickers 657 Viking 1

VIKING-119Scrapped

RegistrationGBG-AHOS

OROperatorOrion Airways

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Vickers 657 Viking 1 built in 1946. Operated for BEA - British European Airways, British South America Airways, Eagle Airways and Orion Airways. Scrapped.

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Technical data

ManufacturerVickers-Armstrongs

First flight1946

Country of registrationReino Unido

MSN119

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

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Aircraft chronology

1946

Built

Assembled by Vickers-Armstrongs.

Aug 21, 1946

Delivered to BEA - British European Airways

Delivered to BEA - British European Airways as G-AHOS.

Feb 18, 1948

Transferred to British South America Airways

Transferred to British South America Airways.

Jun 1, 1948

Re-registered

Changed from G-AHOS to VP-TAT (still with British South America Airways).

May 7, 1957

Transferred to Eagle Airways

Transferred to Eagle Airways.

Aug 9, 1957

Transferred to Orion Airways

Transferred to Orion Airways.

Operators

1946-08-21

BEA - British European Airways

Registration G-AHOS

1948-02-18

British South America Airways

Registration G-AHOS

1948-06-01

British South America Airways

Registration VP-TAT

1957-05-07

Eagle Airways

Registration G-AHOS

1957-08-09

Orion Airways

Registration G-AHOS

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Vickers 657 Viking 1 · G-AHOS · Orion Airways}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-10},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/VIKING-119},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/VIKING-119}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-18},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-18}
}

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