The letter combination VC (for Vickers Commercial) was only used for marketing purposes and was used as follows:
VC-1 Viking
VC-2 Viscount
VC-3 Proposed civilian development of the Varsity
VC-4 A three engined airliner for the North Atlantic route
VC-5 A long range transport based on the Valiant
VC-6 A short range transport based on the Valiant
VC-7 The 1000 design
VC-8 Viscount 800 series (?)
VC-9 Vanguard
VC-10 The VC-10
VC-11 A short range version of the VC-10
VC-12 Short range transport

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Hi all
from 'British Piston Aero-Engines...' (Alec Lumsden)

Type 12 = Vernon Mk I
Type 13 = Vernon Mk II & III
Type 16 = Viking Mk I
Type 17 = Viking Mk II
Type 18 = Viking Mk III
 
I would very much like to doubt this numbering. The Vickers Vernon dates from 1921. As early as 1913, Vickers assigned the designation Type 18 to the EFB.1. Here is the Type 18, the Vickers Viking III dates from 1920. The Viking IV is called Type 54 (1921). The jump would be too big.
 

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