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Viscount c/n 68

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Below are the 9 photos we have on file for Viscount c/n 68 together with either the actual date that the photo was taken or an estimate of that date based on clues such as the livery worn or other background information.

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Iraqi Airways
YI-ACL
August 1955

Delivered new to Iraqi Airways named 'Sindbad' (Arabic spelling of Sinbad). Taken at Hurn Airport, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England circa August 1955 on the production line in the Erecting Shop.

Note the protective covers on the propellers.

The aircraft behind is YI-ACM (C/N 69) with three BOAC Associated Companies Ltd V.702 (C/N 71, 72 & 73) further back.

Vickers Photo Ref MP3083.

Photo source - BAE Systems Heritage Photographic Archive

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Iraqi Airways
YI-ACL
June 1956

Delivered new to Iraqi Airways named 'Sindbad' (Arabic spelling of Sinbad). Taken at Baghdad Airport, Iraq circa June 1956.

Photo source - Lubar Obengrauf

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Iraqi Airways
YI-ACL
May 1957

Delivered new to Iraqi Airways named 'Sindbad' (Arabic spelling of Sinbad). Taken at Hurn Airport, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England 30 May 1957 having returned to Vickers-Armstrongs for modification work.

Note the Kingdom of Iraq flag on the tail.

Photo source - Peter Foote via Chris Michell

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Iraqi Airways
YI-ACL
June 1958

Delivered new to Iraqi Airways named 'Sindbad' (Arabic spelling of Sinbad). Taken landing at Schwechat Airport, Vienna, Austria circa June 1958.

Photo source - Erich Marek

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Iraqi Airways
YI-ACL
June 1959

Delivered new to Iraqi Airways named 'Sindbad' (Arabic spelling of Sinbad). Taken at London Airport (Heathrow), Middlesex, England in June 1959 with the first Republic of Iraq national flag on the tail.

Photo source - Graham Dives

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Iraqi Airways
YI-ACL
June 1962

Delivered new to Iraqi Airways named 'Sindbad' (Arabic spelling of Sinbad). Taken arriving at London Airport (Heathrow), Middlesex, England circa June 1962 with the first Republic of Iraq national flag on the tail.

The outboard Rolls-Royce Dart engines have already been shut down.

Taxiing in the other direction is BOAC Boeing 707-436 G-APFC which was delivered to them in May 1960.

Photo source - Peter Gates collection

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Iraqi Airways
YI-ACL
June 1964

Delivered new to Iraqi Airways named 'Sindbad' (Arabic spelling of Sinbad). Taken at Bahrein International Airport, Al Muharraq, Persian Gulf circa June 1964.

Note the later Republic of Iraq national flag on the tail.

Photo source - Des Pike collection

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Iraqi Airways
YI-ACL
June 1964

Delivered new to Iraqi Airways named 'Sindbad' (Arabic spelling of Sinbad). Taken at London Airport (Heathrow), Middlesex, England circa June 1964 taxying by the Queen's Building with the outer Dart engines already shut down.

In the background is a BEA Viscount V.800 series on Stand 20, a Lufthansa Viscount V.814 and two BEA Armstrong Whitworth Argosy freighters.

Note the later Republic of Iraq national flag on the tail.

Photo source - George Farinas

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Iraqi Airways
YI-ACL
June 1969

Delivered new to Iraqi Airways named 'Sindbad' (Arabic spelling of Sinbad). Taken at Beirut International Airport, Lebanon circa June 1969 with a Shell-Mex / BP short wheelbase Land Rover in attendance.

Note the later Republic of Iraq national flag on the tail.

Photo source - William H Blunt collection

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Photo of BEA - British European Airways Viscount G-AOJC

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