FLY BEA / VICKERS VIKING. 243/4x391/2 inches. Ben Johnson & Co., York. Condition A-: repaired tear in right margin; unobtrusive vertical fold. Archivally mounted. A cross-section view of a "Viking" in flight, with all its features and amenities labeled in German for the Austrian market. At the close of World War II, Vickers began development for postwar civil aviation and, using its knowledge of Wellington bombers, designed a twin engine, short haul plane. 163 Vikings were built in total, serving BEA, Aer Lingus and others.
