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Vickers 498 Viking 1A

VIKING-121Unknown

RegistrationZAZS-DKH

SOOperatorSouth African Airways Museum

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Vickers 498 Viking 1A built in 1946. Has operated for BEA - British European Airways, Eagle Aviation Ltd. and Protea Airways.

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Technical data

ManufacturerVickers-Armstrongs

First flight1946

Country of registrationSudáfrica

MSN121

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

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Aircraft chronology

1946

Built

Assembled by Vickers-Armstrongs.

Aug 30, 1946

Delivered to BEA - British European Airways

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

Nov 1, 1952

Transferred to Eagle Aviation Ltd.

Transferred to Eagle Aviation Ltd..

Mar 9, 1953

Transferred to Airwork Ltd

Transferred to Airwork Ltd.

Sep 1, 1954

Transferred to Trek Airways

Transferred to Trek Airways.

Operators

1946-08-30

BEA - British European Airways

Registration G-AHOT

1952-11-01

Eagle Aviation Ltd.

Registration G-AHOT

1953-03-09

Airwork Ltd

Registration G-AHOT

1954-09-01

Trek Airways

Registration ZS-DKH

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South African Airways Museum

Registration ZS-DKH

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Protea Airways

Registration ZS-DKH

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BibTeX

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  title        = {{Vickers 498 Viking 1A · ZS-DKH · South African Airways Museum}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-10},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/VIKING-121},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/VIKING-121}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-20},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-20}
}

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