Vickers Type 618 Viking VX856/G-AJPH
Vickers Type 618 Viking, VX856/G-AJPH, was converted to take two Rolls-Royce Nene turbojets to become the world's first pure-jet transport. The aircraft is returning to London following its record breaking flight to Paris on 25 July 1948 in 34min 7sec
Picture No
10842148
Media ID
48078773
Size
4000px x 2306px
(1.5MB)
Credit
© The Royal Aeronautical Society (National Aerospace Library) / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph from The Royal Aeronautical Society Archive
Date
1948
