By: chumpy - 5th April 2020 at 09:25
Many thanks to you all, for your input and expertise!
Best regards, Chumpy
By: Wet-Dog - 4th April 2020 at 21:44
As Air ministry and Oracle point out it is indeed a twin Vickers aircraft, the instrumentation panels are identical to Viking/Valletta/Varsity.
As GYD states this type of yoke was experimental, therefore one could safely assume it was a test aircraft of one of the above Vickers types.
By: Gin Ye Daur - 4th April 2020 at 20:13
Oracal, you may well be on the right track with regards to testing and Boscombe Down. The co-pilot’s hand control wheel looks the same non standard item that was fitted to the experimental Avro Ashton, probably used to measure control forces/loads??
The fire extinguisher buttons and centre panel are consistent with a Varsity T 1 panel, looking at other pictures on t’net.
GYD
By: Arabella-Cox - 4th April 2020 at 18:39
The instruments and switches above the coaming make it other than a Valetta C1 or Varsity T1. Can’t rule out the T3/4 Valetta, but wonder if it could be WJ491 that served with A&AEE Boscombe Down?
I did once fly in ‘491, but as it was 52 years ago I think I can claim memory fade.
By: Arabella-Cox - 4th April 2020 at 10:52
Viking/Valetta or Varsity?
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