| LC control no. | sh2008007372 |
|---|---|
| Topical heading | Vickers Vanguard (Turboprop transport) |
| Variant(s) | Vanguard (Turboprop transport) |
| See also | Turboprop transports Vickers aircraft |
| Found in | Work cat.: Vanguard, 1961: front cover (built by Vickers) Wikipedia, 18 Sept. 2008: Vickers Vanguard (The Vanguard was a British short/medium-range turboprop airliner introduced in 1959; first flew on 20th Jan. 1959, entering service in 1961; a development of their successful Viscount design with considerably more internal room) Virtual Aircraft Museum, 18 Sept. 2008: Vickers Vanguard 1959 page (First flight of the prototype Vanguard, as the new aircraft had been named, was made on 20 January 1959; it was not until 1 February 1961 and 1 March 1961 that these aircraft began regular service with Trans-Canada Airlines and BEA respectively; by then this and other second-generation turboprop-powered airliners had been deposed by the development and introduction into service of economical turbojet-powered airliners such as the Boeing Model 707) |
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