Following the immense success of the Vickers Viscount, the World’s first turboprop airliner, Vickers embarked upon a larger, even more economical successor, the Vickers Vanguard. Whilst it did not achieve the same success in terms of sales as its older sister, it is perhaps, worth recording in words and pictures, as much of its operational life as possible.
The images reproduced here have been scanned from my collection and those of many other aircraft enthusiasts, and if you would also like to contribute any information or image it would be most welcome. Full accreditation would be given below any image and on the Contributors Page, which also contains Contributors Photo Galleries.
The website is strictly non-commercial - images are not for sale. The information on this website has been gathered from various sources, and I am indebted to Jack Stephens and Terry Baker in Canada, and Richard Church, Garry Russell and researchers of VickersViscount.net for much information and encouragement. Clarification of some conflicting information would be most welcome.
Peter Upton information@vickersvanguard.net