Vickers VC.11 Valet

[Bungle]

The Vickers VC.1 Viking / (VC.11) Valet was a British twin-engine short-range airliner derived from the Vickers Wellington bomber and built by Vickers-Armstrongs Limited at Brooklands near Weybridge in Surrey. In the aftermath of the Second World War, the Viking / Valet was an important airliner with British airlines pending the development of turboprop aircraft like the Viscount

The Ministry of Aircraft Production ordered three prototype Wellington Transport Aircraft to Air Ministry Specification 17/44 from Vickers-Armstrongs Limited. The specification was for a peacetime requirement for a short-medium haul passenger aircraft. To speed development the aircraft used the wing and undercarriage design from the Wellington but the fuselage was new. Although the original contract referred to Wellington Transport Aircraft, on completion, the name Viking was chosen for the Bristol Pegasus XVIII radial piston engine version and the Valet for the Rolls-Royce Merlin X engined variant.


Dan-Air (Dan Air Services Limited) was a private, independent airline based in the United Kingdom and was a wholly owned subsidiary of London shipbroking firm Davies and Newman, started in 1953 with a single aircraft. Initially, it operated cargo and passenger charter flights from Southend (1953–1955) and Blackbushe airports (1955–1960) using a variety of piston-engined aircraft.[5] before moving to a new base at London Gatwick Airport in 1960.

The Vickers Valet was one of the first Dan-Air  owned aircraft and served for eight years before being replaced by the de Havilland Comet 4.








The kit is the Airmodel vacuform in 1/72nd scale of the Vickers Valetta with wings from the Modelcraft Vickers Wellington making use of the resin nacels.

[McColm]

Well done.

[Martin H]

ohhh nicely done. I like it!

[sandiego89]

Really nice! and from a vacuform 

[Captain Canada]

Nice one ! Love the colour scheme....looks awesome and just right for the period.

[NARSES2]

Oh that is very nice 

[kitnut617]

Hmm! that does look interesting, probably would make as much racket for the passengers as the Canadair North Star

[PR19_Kit]

That's so damned logical it's just GOT to be true!