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	Vickers Viscount Photos Aircraft Pictures History and Information
		V.609 Outline design requirements passed from the Ministry of Civil Aviation to Vickers - Armstrongs for a 24 seater / 3 flight crew aircraft with a payload of 7,500 lb at a range of 700 miles and a cruising speed of 240 kt at 20,000 feet.
		Vickers submitted their proposal for the VC.2 Viceroy at an estimated cost of £58,000 powered by Rolls-Royce Dart engines.
		Specification 8/46 issued by the Ministry of Supply to Vickers for four Armstrong Siddeley Mamba powered prototypes but this was later reduced to two.
	www.vickersviscount.net /Pages_Listings/Listings_CN_Details.aspx (1044 words)

	Vickers - Knowmore
		Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd became part of the nationalised British Shipbuilders but was the first to return to the private sector.
		Vickers Sons and Maxim began work on a rigid airship for the British Admiralty in mid 1909 in a dock at Walney Island, Cumbria, sadly it disintegrated upon its second trip out of a floating hangar on the evening of 23 September, 1911.
		Vickers was a pioneer in producing airliners, early examples being converted from Vimy bombers, and went on to manufacture the piston-engined Vickers VC.1 Viking airliner and Varsity military crew trainer, the Viscount and Vanguard turboprop airliners, and the stylish though noisy VC-10 jet airliner, which remains in RAF service as an aerial refuelling tanker.
	www.knowmore.org /index.php/Vickers (1058 words)

	Vickers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Vickers bought out the Barrow in Furness shipbuilder The Barrow Shipbuilding Company in 1897, acquiring its subsidiary the Maxim Nordenfelt Guns And Ammunitions Company [1] at the same time, to become Vickers, Sons and Maxim.
		This Vickers name lived on in Alvis Vickers, until the latter was acquired by BAE Systems in 2004 to form BAE Systems Land Systems.
		One former Vickers entity was acquired by Eaton Corporation in 1999.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vickers-Armstrongs (950 words)

	Vickers
		Vickers was formed in Sheffield as a steel foundry by the steel manufacturer Edward Vickers and his father-in-law in 1828.
		Vickers plc remained independent until November 1999 when it was acquired by Rolls-Royce plc.
		Vickers Sons and Maxim began work on a rigid airship for the British Admiralty in mid 1909 in Cavendish Dock, Cumbria, sadly it disintegrated upon its second trip out of a floating hangar on the evening of 23 September, 1911.
	articles.gourt.com /en/Vickers (1540 words)

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		The VICKERS SUPER VC10 came about following a series of studies leading from the Valiant bomber, which was produced in quantity for the R.A.F., to a military intercontinental jet transport, which was far ahead of its time, the Vickers V1000, and a civilian version, the VC7.
		These were the basic parameters around which Vickers Armstrongs pursued their design studies In the interval since the cancellation of the V1000 project, Boeing in the United States had successfully introduced the Boeing 707 airliner.
		Vickers, meanwhile, had completed their development studies and had evolved a four-engined intercontinental airliner capable of meeting the most stringent operating conditions in the world - the VC10.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/PeterDavis1/ch9.htm (453 words)

	Vickers - Gurupedia
		The Vickers corporation, founded as the Vickers company in 1828, was a British manufacturer, primarily of military equipment.
		Vickers produced one of the first aircraft designed to carry a machine gun, the Vickers Gunbus.
		The aircraft design and manufacturing parts of Vickers were merged with the Bristol, English Electric and Hunting aircraft firms into the British Aircraft Corporation in 1960.
	www.gurupedia.com /v/vi/vickers.htm (311 words)

	Vickers Armstrong - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Armstrong Whitworth were notable for their artillery manufacture at Elswick and shipbuilding at a yard at High Walker on the River Tyne.
		The aircraft interests of Armstrong Whitworth were not acquired in the merger and later passed to the Hawker Aircraft group.
		Vickers was a pioneer in producing airliners, early examples being converted from Vimy bombers.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vickers-Armstrong (894 words)

	Vickers Ltd
		Vickers Ltd, a giant shipbuilding, engineering and arms conglomerate established an aviation department in 1911.
		Famous Vickers aircraft include the Vimy (first non-stop flight across the Atlantic in 1919), the Wellington bomber of World War II, the Viscount turbo-prop airliner and the VC10 jet airliner.
		Vickers is also famous for the R.100 airship of 1930.
	www.shanaberger.com /vickers.htm (113 words)

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		This was the prototype of the.5" Vickers M.G. and only a handful were made.
		They were mainly for experimental purposes and used in the prototype tankettes and Light Tanks of the period during the 1930s when Vickers-Armstrongs were trying to produce a cheaply-made but efficient Infantry support vehicle.
		There was no need for a muzzle booster in any of the.5" Vickers guns due to the superior power that the.5" cartridge held.
	www.vickersmachinegun.org.uk /5inch-mk1.htm (149 words)

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		Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering, Ltd (VSEL) was a shipbuilding company based at Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria in northwest England that builds warships and armaments.
		In 1911 the company was renamed Vickers Limited and became Vickers Armstrong Limited in 1927 after a merger with Armstrong Whitworth.
		Vickers was the first shipyard of this group to return to the private sector, occurring in 1986 as Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering, Limited - VSEL.
	www.happydogsclup.com /sdmc_Vickers_Shipbuilding_and_Engineering_Ltd (545 words)

	WW2 Warbirds: the Vickers Wellington Wimpey - Frans Bonné
		Vickers decided to enter the contest since it had gained experience with its Wellesley design in which new kinds of structures were used making the aircraft very sturdy.
		Vickers Wellington B.Mk IV Shortly after the War had started the Air Ministry realised that the Wellington would have to do yet for quite some time since the four-engined heavy bombers were too far off yet.
		Vickers Wellington C.Mk XV When the early versions of the Wellington were withdrawn from front-line use, the aircraft were put to good use in other roles.
	www.xs4all.nl /~fbonne/warbirds/ww2htmls/vickwelling.html (2946 words)

	Vickers & BAC
		As far back as 1919 Vickers was already famous for the first non-stop crossing of the Atlantic Ocean when Alcock and Brown flew their converted Vickers Vimy bomber from Newfoundland to a crash landing in an Irish bog.
		Vickers Ltd. was known as a shipbuilder, but early in the 20th century they became involved in aviation, as early as 1908 the Admiralty ordered the R.1 airship from Vickers.
		When Vickers acquired Supermarine, this successful British Schneider Cup design was part of the deal, but in the memory of many it will probably remain the Supermarine S.6B that won the Schneider Trophy for good.
	www.vc10.net /History/vc10_origins.html (1338 words)

	Vickers Mk.E tank in Polish service
		Initially, Vickers Medium Tanks Mark C and Mark D were offered to the Polish side (the latter one was designed respecting Polish reservations as for Mk.
		The armour of Polish Vickers Mk.E tanks was the same, as of other Vickers Mk.E tanks: riveted of rolled armour plates; thickness: hull front and sides - 13mm, rear - 8mm, turrets of both variants - 13mm all around, top and bottom - 5mm.
		Eight Vickers tanks, along with tankettes of the 11th company, supported the attack of the motorized 1st mounted rifle regiment, from the north-west of the town (other Polish units were attacking from the west).
	derela.republika.pl /vickers.htm (3711 words)

	SS Strathaird
		Like all the others, she was constructed by Vickers Armstrongs at Barrow.
		The Strathmore was launched on 4th April 1935 by the Duchess of York (now the Queen Mother).
		She was released after completion of her final service in May 1948, and went to Vickers Armstrongs on the Tyne for refitting for P and O service once more.
	www.thestrathallan.com /strathmore.htm (850 words)

	The Fighter Collection - Spitfire XXII
		Details of the work carried out are not available at the moment, but the machine remained with Vickers until the 29th of May 1947 before passing back into storage, this time with No 6 MU at RAF Brize Norton who recorded her arrival seven days after the completion of the mods at South Marston.
		Her days with the RAF were numbered however, when the aircraft was declared non-effective on the 16th of June 1953, and then sold back to Vickers Armstrongs on the 4th of February 1954.
		Quite what Vickers did with the aircraft after buying her back from the RAF isn't clear, but it was to be early 1957 before she re-appeared again, this time on the strength of the Station Flight at RAF North Weald, home of No 604 RAuxAF squadron.
	www.fighter-collection.com /pages/aircraft/spit_xxii/index.php (851 words)

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		Vickers Aircraft Since 1908 - Putnum / Funk and Wagnells
		Lockheed SR-71 A " Blackbird " + Vickers Viscount
		Vickers Valiant - The First of the V-Bombers (Aerofax)
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	The 'Bay' Ships: Jervis Bay - Ross Memorial Park: Heritage Resources Saint John
		Three of these vessels were constructed by the famous Vickers, Armstrongs organisation at Barrow.
		Of the five 'Bay' ships delivered to the Austrahan Commonwealth Line between 1921 and 1922 three were constructed at the Barrow-in-Furness yards of Vickers, Armstrongs Ltd and two by the Clyde-side organisation of William Beardmore and Co. The twins Largs Bay and Esperance Bay (1) were constructed by the latter company.
		Their steam turbines were of Parsons manufacture, as opposed to the in-house Vickers units specified south of the border.
	www.saintjohn.nbcc.nb.ca /jervisbay/thebayships.htm (986 words)

	Research Info & Photos of Thai AFVs 1941
		Note the French-style uniforms of the personnel (the figure to far right apparently wears the 1935 pattern helmet and two-piece overalls, while the remaining three wear Adrian helmets {presumably with Thai Royal Crest} but the uniforms have standing collars, unlike the French pattern).
		The other vehicle depicted, the Vickers Carden-Loyd two-man tankette, can be seen in the Thailand Railroad Hall of Fame (thanks to Ron Morris for this one - my only picture of an FTW-period Thai AFV which has been preserved).
		An armoured car was built by Vickers specifically for Siam in 1931, based on a Morris 2-ton commercial chassis, and having a small, round turret (with MG only?).
	mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk /wwars/thaiafv.htm (1054 words)

	Amazon.com: "Vickers Armstrongs": Key Phrase page (Site not responding. Last check: )
		This had led to the light tank Mk I, built by Vickers Armstrongs, entering service in 1930.
		Vickers Armstrong Wellington III, X, & XIV Pilot's Notes by Air Ministry
		Further reorganisation occurred in October 1938 when both Vickers (Aviation) and Supermarine were taken over by Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd. Between the wars, Vickers produced numerous civil and military aircraft including commercial versions of Vimy and the Vulcan, Viastra,...
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	Fresh Harvest -- Monday, Jun. 04, 1934 -- Page 1 -- TIME (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Slender white-haired Douglas Vickers, director general of the firm that bears his name, was far too busy last week to pay attention to all this.
		Making money is the hobby of Director General Vickers, who is also a very active partner in the London brokerage house of Vickers D'Acosta.
		Not trusting any of his salesmen, Douglas Vickers was in Bucharest last week angling for this rich Rumanian prize.
	www.time.com /time/magazine/article/0,9171,754187,00.html (386 words)

	Amazon.com: "Vickers Gunbus": Key Phrase page (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Vickers F.B.5, known as the Vickers Gunbus, was a two-seat pusher, a development of the gunbus type which had been under steady improvement since the end of...
		Since a pusher arrangement (as in the Vickers Gunbus) led to a loss of propeller efficiency, and consequently an unacceptably low performance,...
		Lieutenant Gilbert Stuart Martin Insall The Vickers FB5 - popularly known as the Vickers Gunbus - was a two-seater pusher aeroplane, a steady improvement of the type which had been under development since 1912, when...
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	More Aviation Books
		A textual and pictorial study of the history of Vickers, later Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd., early pioneers in aviation development.
		Vickers produced the "Vimy", "Victoria", and "Viking" planes, and after taking over Supermarine Works in 1928, they produced many Supermarine models, including the "Spitfire", as well as the "Wellington" bomber.
		These are the planes: the B.E. 2c; the R.E. 8; General Aircraft Monospar; Armstrong Whitworth Argosy; Fairey Battle; Blackburn Rox; Westland Whirlwind; Saro Lerwick; Avro Manchester; and the Vickers-Supermarine Swift.
	www.stillmanbooks.com /moreaviation.htm (16954 words)

	Vickers Wellington (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Vickers Wellington was a twin-engine, medium bomber designed in the mid-1930s at Brooklands in Weybridge, Surrey, by Vickers-Armstrongs' Chief Designer, R.K. Pierson.
		The Vickers Wellington used a unique geodetic construction designed by the famous Barnes Wallis for airships and was also used to build the single-engined Vickers Wellesley bomber.
		Improvements to the turrets resulted in 183 Mk IA Wellingtons and this complement of aircraft equipped the RAF Bomber Command heavy bomber squadrons at the outbreak of war.
	www.fighter-planes.com /info/wellington.htm (651 words)

	wellington
		Operationally, the Wellington was well suited to its role in the dust and heat of the North African Desert and Southern Italy.
		Although the first Wellington was taken on strength by the RAF in 1938, they were still rolling off the assembly line at Vickers in 1944 for use in the Far East, The Med and on OTU's in the UK.
		Over 11,000 Wellingtons of all Marks were built, making it the most numerous bomber in the RAF.
	www.igs.net /~long/wellington.htm (1489 words)

	Descendants of John Vickers
		The company that grew into the famous engineering and armaments companies of Vickers and Vickers-Armstrongs was started in 1829 by Edward Vickers, a miller of Mill Sands, Sheffield and his brother William.
		John Vickers+ Gertrude Rodgers m: February 24, 1786 in St. Peter Cathedral, Sheffield, Yorks
		Anyone interested in the story of the company up to 1962 should take a look at 'VICKERS A History' by J. Scott.
	freespace.virgin.net /chris.vickers/theco.htm (148 words)

	Aircraft Photos Aviation Pictures Vickers Viscount Aircraft History and Information
		‘From Bouncing Bombs to Concord’ is the compelling biography of Sir George Edwards OM, the man behind the success of the Vickers Viscount.
		Help us locate a photo of every Viscount in every livery that it operated.
		Vickers Viscount Network is always interested to hear from anyone who has information or photographs to help complete the story of the Viscount.
	www.vickersviscount.net (551 words)

	Vickers - Publications - Vickers-Armstrongs Wellington - Crowood
		Vickers - Publications - Vickers-Armstrongs Wellington - Crowood
		The Vickers-Armstrongs Wellington was the mainstay of RAF Bomber Command in the early years of World War Two.
		Ken Delve traces the history of this adaptable aeroplane from the drawing boards of Brooklands through hostile skies to the eventual peace it helped to provide.
	www.vickers-aircraft.com /Publications_wellington_crowood.html (231 words)

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