Vickers

Vickers, founded as the Vickers Company in 1828, was a British manufacturer, primarily of military equipment. The name Vickers has lasted through until the 20th Century, albeit by a series of takeovers and mergers.

Other equipment

• Marine diesel engines eg for S and T-class submarines during WW2
• Sulzer diesel engines built under licence for railway diesel-electric locomotives.
• Unique Flying wing aircraft depicted as an advanced Nazi airplane to transport the Ark of the Covenant in the movie "Raiders of the Lost Ark". The plane was transported from England to Tunisia for production of the film.