Mystery Ship: May 2018

Vickers 618 Nene Viking In 1944, with the prospect of Allied victory and the end of World War II in sight, the British Ministry of Aircraft Production issued specification 17/44 for three prototypes of a short- to medium-range civilian transport. The new airliner would use the Vickers Wellington bomber’s wings, with a completely new, streamlined …

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