Vickers Viking G-AGRW in Austria
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Vickers Viking G-AGRW in Austria
When the Viking G-AGRW was moved to the Macdonalds site a company called Neuwerth took the aircraft apart for transportation, repair and reassembly. They had some photos of the move on their then website. The website seems to be no longer available. Does anyone have any of the photos that they had on their site. I would be very keen to get a set.
Thanks for any help
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Hi, i found your post accidentally.
Take a closer look here:
Austrian Aviation Museum
here:
Austrian Aviation Net • Thema anzeigen - McDonalds Flieger in Schwechat
or here:
McDonalds Schwechat | Austrian Wings
the viking is now at the airfield Vöslau Kottingbrunn - (LOAV)
cheers
Take a closer look here:
Austrian Aviation Museum
here:
Austrian Aviation Net • Thema anzeigen - McDonalds Flieger in Schwechat
or here:
McDonalds Schwechat | Austrian Wings
the viking is now at the airfield Vöslau Kottingbrunn - (LOAV)
cheers
Viking G-AGRW
Can anybody tell me what will become of this grand old Aeroplane. I ask because she appears to have been dismantled in the autumn of 2011.
In Autair the Viking was fondly known as The Pig. Happy Days!
In Autair the Viking was fondly known as The Pig. Happy Days!
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G-AGRW in jeopardy !
G-AGRW is at serious risk of being destroyed by the so called "Austrian Aviation Museum". It has been towed to a far corner of Bad Voslau to await its fate ! A crowd funding resource has been organised to rescue the airframe, but the donations to date only amount to £465.00. Her future does not look promising.
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It's safe, folks - sure, the crowd-funding appeal has attracted only a very modest collection (so far), but that's set to change very soon.
The threatened scrappage has been stopped, though, and we have a six-month time set in which to collect it, but there is already an agreement in place to extend that time as required to gather the funding.
Transport is being negotiated, plans are still being made for it's return to the UK, complete...
The threatened scrappage has been stopped, though, and we have a six-month time set in which to collect it, but there is already an agreement in place to extend that time as required to gather the funding.
Transport is being negotiated, plans are still being made for it's return to the UK, complete...
Barry, good news indeed. I'll keep my fingers crossed. If the project comes to fruition what Livery will be chosen ? I posted a few images of Romeo Whisky which you may or may not have seen - go to post #296 - http://www.pprune.org/aviation-histo...-1960s-15.html
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Barry, good news indeed. I'll keep my fingers crossed. If the project comes to fruition what Livery will be chosen ? I posted a few images of Romeo Whisky which you may or may not have seen - go to post #296 - http://www.pprune.org/aviation-histo...-1960s-15.html
I happened to be driving past (as you do) on the day when they were moving it from the McDonalds at Schewchat in 2011. Some pics on the link below if anybody is interested
Bit of history on G-AGRW - one of a large number of these aircraft built for BEA after the War.
G-AGRW Vickers 639 Viking 1 Bristol Hercules 630 engines - last flew for Autair International Airways Luton
G-AGRW Converted to Viking 1 Hunting Aviation Services Ltd
G-AGRW Built 1946 as Type Viking 1A for BEA - British European Airways
Autair was an Inclusive Tour charter airline. Its main customer was Clarksons Travel Group and they flew 7 Vikings.
The Viking was pivotal in early IT package holiday flights used by many UK, German, and French charter airlines and tour companies -
Eagle, Channel, LTU, Aerotransport, Overseas, Deutsche Flugdienst/Condor, Air Ferry, Invicta, Tradair, AirNautic, Independent Air Transport, Balair, Air Safaris and many more small UK and early German charter airlines.
They seated around 36 passengers. Sadly both Eagle and AirNautic suffered serious accidents.
Overseas Aviation lost a Viking at Lyon after take-off during a forced landing after a double engine failure en-route stop from Palma to LGW.
G-AGRW Vickers 639 Viking 1 Bristol Hercules 630 engines - last flew for Autair International Airways Luton
G-AGRW Converted to Viking 1 Hunting Aviation Services Ltd
G-AGRW Built 1946 as Type Viking 1A for BEA - British European Airways
Autair was an Inclusive Tour charter airline. Its main customer was Clarksons Travel Group and they flew 7 Vikings.
The Viking was pivotal in early IT package holiday flights used by many UK, German, and French charter airlines and tour companies -
Eagle, Channel, LTU, Aerotransport, Overseas, Deutsche Flugdienst/Condor, Air Ferry, Invicta, Tradair, AirNautic, Independent Air Transport, Balair, Air Safaris and many more small UK and early German charter airlines.
They seated around 36 passengers. Sadly both Eagle and AirNautic suffered serious accidents.
Overseas Aviation lost a Viking at Lyon after take-off during a forced landing after a double engine failure en-route stop from Palma to LGW.
Last edited by rog747; 12th Dec 2021 at 04:48.
G-AGRW is a hybrid, but no less interesting for that.
Its wings aren't the the production Viking 1 ribbed/skinned ones, instead its original Viking 1A geodetic wings have been retained, but with the fabric removed and replaced with metal skins.
Its wings aren't the the production Viking 1 ribbed/skinned ones, instead its original Viking 1A geodetic wings have been retained, but with the fabric removed and replaced with metal skins.