Originally Posted by
Geezers of Nazareth
To be honest, I was most surprised to read that it was a Wellington flying in 1950!, I thought that they would all be long gone/grounded by then...
The civilian version of the Wellington, the Vickers Viking, whose production overlapped, lasted in service until 1968, when the last were withdrawn by Invicta Airways of Manston. It used the same wings, undercarriage, engines etc, with a different passenger-cabin fuselage.