By 1996, Hunting Air Bridge were operating the world’s last operational Vickers Vanguard. Although the type was factory built for only two airlines, Air Canada and BEA, and it was eclipsed by the onset of the jet age, the Vickers Vanguard still proved to be a very reliable and efficient aircraft for her owners.

By today’s standards, it was an extremely spacious and comfortable aircraft, with near jet speed performance coupled with turboprop economics. But in the early 1960s, flying on jetliners was all the rage and the Vickers Vanguard was relegated to second tier routes as passenger preferences of the day were favoured to jet travel.