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The Vickers Vanguard was a short/medium-range turboprop airliner designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Vickers-Armstrongs.. The Vanguard was developed during the mid-to-late 1950s in response to a specification issued by British European Airways (BEA) for a 100-seat airliner; Vickers decided to design such an airliner as a follow-up to the existing Viscount series, the ...
The 1965 British European Airways Vickers Vanguard crash was a domestic flight operated by a Vickers Vanguard 951 aircraft of British European Airways (BEA). On Wednesday, 27 October 1965, the aircraft crashed during landing at London Heathrow Airport, causing the deaths of all 36 people on board.
Vickers V952 Vanguard, c/n 725. First flight on 25 July 1960. Delivered on 7 December 1960 to Trans-Canada Air Lines as CF-TKB. Airline changed name to Air Canada on 1 June 1964. Sold on 12 August 1969 to Air Holdings, re-registered G-AYFN and stored at Cambridge Airport. Leased on 29 March 1971 to Thor Air Cargo, re-registered TF-JES.
In the foreground a Vickers Viscount 802, right background a Vickers Vanguard, left background a Hawker Siddeley Trident 1C (note the red port wing of the aircraft in the foreground). From the late-1950s to the late-1960s, BEA's aircraft wore its red, black and white livery, which was uniformly applied to the entire fleet from September 1959 ...
1960: To British United Airways [11] Air Commerce: 1938: 1947: To British European Airways: Air Commuter: 3A: ACK: 1982: 1984: Renamed Venture Airways. Operated BAe Jetstream, Cessna Citation I [citation needed] Air Condor: 1960: 1960: Established as Shortcut Airlines. Operated Bristol Freighter, Douglas DC-4, Vickers VC.1 Viking [12] Air ...
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British European Airways Flight 706 (BE706/BEA706) was a scheduled international passenger flight from London, England to Salzburg, Austria.On 2 October 1971, whilst en route at 19,000 feet (5,791 m), [1] the Vickers Vanguard the pressure bulkhead at the rear of the cabin failed.
A large fleet of Vickers Viscount turboprop airliners was built up from late 1954 and these were used on many intra-North American routes. The Viscount was followed by the larger Vickers Vanguard turboprop. TCA was the only airline in North America to operate the Vanguard in scheduled passenger service.