Viking gets undercarriage

摘要

Restoration of vickers Viking 1B G-AIVG at Basle Airport in Switzerland has received a major boost with the acquisition of two undercarrige assemblies from Britain. The former BEA Viking has been bereft of wheels since it suffered an undercarriage collapse on take-off at Le Bourget airport, Paris, on August 12, 1953. The airliner spent many years in storage at Le Bourget before being sold to the Schlumpf car museum at Mulhouse in the early 1970s. In June 2004 the Viking was moved to Basle Airport. Shortly afterwards the Vintage Aircraft Club of Basle was formed to restore it.