Vickers VC.1 Viking airliner
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The Vickers VC.1 Viking was a British twin‑engine short- to medium-range airliner developed in the 1940s that became one of the early postwar workhorses of European commercial aviation.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vickers VC.1 Viking 1 | 1 |
| Vickers VC.1 Viking 1B | 1 |
| Vickers VC.1 Viking 1C | 1 |
| Vickers VC.1 Viking 1D | 1 |
| Vickers VC.1 Viking airliner canonical | 1 |
| Viking C.2 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2023750 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Vickers VC.1 Viking airliner Context triple: [Vickers-Armstrongs, notableProduct, Vickers VC.1 Viking airliner]
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A.
Avro Lincoln
The Avro Lincoln was a British four‑engined heavy bomber developed in the final stages of World War II and used into the early Cold War era.
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B.
Avro Shackleton
The Avro Shackleton was a British long-range maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare aircraft developed in the post-World War II era and operated primarily by the Royal Air Force.
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C.
Handley Page Halifax
The Handley Page Halifax was a British four‑engined heavy bomber used extensively by the Royal Air Force during World War II for strategic bombing, maritime patrol, and special operations.
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D.
Handley Page Victor
The Handley Page Victor was a British Cold War-era strategic bomber later adapted as an aerial refueling tanker, notable for its role supporting long-range missions such as the Falklands War Black Buck raids.
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E.
Vickers Warwick aircraft
The Vickers Warwick aircraft was a British twin-engined multi-role military aircraft of World War II, used primarily for transport, air-sea rescue, and maritime patrol duties.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Vickers VC.1 Viking airliner Target entity description: The Vickers VC.1 Viking was a British twin‑engine short- to medium-range airliner developed in the 1940s that became one of the early postwar workhorses of European commercial aviation.
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A.
Avro Lincoln
The Avro Lincoln was a British four‑engined heavy bomber developed in the final stages of World War II and used into the early Cold War era.
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B.
Avro Shackleton
The Avro Shackleton was a British long-range maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare aircraft developed in the post-World War II era and operated primarily by the Royal Air Force.
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C.
Handley Page Halifax
The Handley Page Halifax was a British four‑engined heavy bomber used extensively by the Royal Air Force during World War II for strategic bombing, maritime patrol, and special operations.
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D.
Handley Page Victor
The Handley Page Victor was a British Cold War-era strategic bomber later adapted as an aerial refueling tanker, notable for its role supporting long-range missions such as the Falklands War Black Buck raids.
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E.
Vickers Warwick aircraft
The Vickers Warwick aircraft was a British twin-engined multi-role military aircraft of World War II, used primarily for transport, air-sea rescue, and maritime patrol duties.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British aircraft
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airliner ⓘ short- to medium-range airliner ⓘ twin‑engine aircraft ⓘ |
| airframeOrigin | Vickers Wellington bomber structure ⓘ |
| constructionFeature | pressurised cabin in some variants ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | 3 ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Vickers Wellington ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | twin‑engine ⓘ |
| engineType | piston engine ⓘ |
| enteredServiceWith | British European Airways ⓘ |
| era | post‑Second World War ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 1945-06-22 ⓘ |
| fuselageType | all‑metal stressed‑skin ⓘ |
| introduced | 1946 ⓘ |
| landingGear | retractable tailwheel landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Vickers-Armstrongs ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | over 270 mph ⓘ |
| militaryDesignation |
Vickers VC.1 Viking airliner
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Viking C.2
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| militaryUser | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| notableAs | early postwar workhorse of European commercial aviation ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 163 ⓘ |
| operator |
Aviaco
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British European Airways ⓘ British Overseas Airways Corporation ⓘ Central African Airways ⓘ Eagle Airways ⓘ SAS ⓘ |
| primaryRole | civil airliner ⓘ |
| productionPeriod | mid‑1940s to late 1940s ⓘ |
| propulsion | propeller-driven ⓘ |
| range | approximately 1,400 km ⓘ |
| retired | 1960s ⓘ |
| secondaryRole | military transport ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | over 20,000 ft ⓘ |
| successor |
Vickers Viscount airliner
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surface form:
Vickers Viscount
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| typicalPassengerCapacity |
21
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24 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
European regional routes
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charter flights ⓘ freight transport ⓘ short‑haul international services ⓘ |
| variant |
Vickers VC.1 Viking airliner
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Vickers VC.1 Viking 1
Vickers VC.1 Viking airliner self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Vickers VC.1 Viking 1B
Vickers VC.1 Viking airliner self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Vickers VC.1 Viking 1C
Vickers VC.1 Viking airliner self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Vickers VC.1 Viking 1D
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| wingConfiguration | low-wing monoplane ⓘ |
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Subject: Vickers VC.1 Viking airliner Description of subject: The Vickers VC.1 Viking was a British twin‑engine short- to medium-range airliner developed in the 1940s that became one of the early postwar workhorses of European commercial aviation.
Referenced by (6)
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