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Vickers 635 Viking 1B

VIKING-296Scrapped

RegistrationFRF-BIPT

AIOperatorAirNautic

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Vickers 635 Viking 1B. Operated for BEA - British European Airways, South African Airways and AirNautic. Scrapped.

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Technical data

ManufacturerVickers-Armstrongs

Country of registrationFrancia

MSN296

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

Nov 1, 1955

Delivered to KHD Karl Herfurtner Dusseldorf

Delivered to KHD Karl Herfurtner Dusseldorf as D-CEDA.

Dec 9, 1957

Transferred to Trans - Avia Flug

Transferred to Trans - Avia Flug.

Feb 5, 1959

Transferred to AirNautic

Transferred to AirNautic.

Operators

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BEA - British European Airways

Registration G-AMNJ

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South African Airways

Registration ZS-BNK

1955-11-01

KHD Karl Herfurtner Dusseldorf

Registration D-CEDA

1957-12-09

Trans - Avia Flug

Registration D-AEDA

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Trans - Avia Flug

Registration D-BACU

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KHD Karl Herfurtner Dusseldorf

Registration D-AEDA

1959-02-05

AirNautic

Registration F-BIPT

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Vickers 635 Viking 1B · F-BIPT · AirNautic}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/VIKING-296},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/VIKING-296}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-19},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-19}
}

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