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Vickers Vanguard
   
 

The Vickers Vanguard was a turbine powered aircraft used on Trans-Canada Air Lines' short to medium range routes. It commenced scheduled service on February 1, 1961 on a twice daily multi-stop routing between the cities of Montreal and Toronto and the Western Canada cities of Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Regina, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver.

Technical characteristics
Period of use 1961-1972
Engines Four Rolls-Royce - Tyne RTY 11
Seats (typical) 108
Cruise speed 415 m.p.h. (668 k.p.h.)
Range (full passengers)  2800 Statute Miles (4506 k.)