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Viscount c/n 122

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Below are the 11 photos we have on file for Viscount c/n 122 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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Capital Airlines (USA)
N7424
September 1955

Delivered new to Capital Airlines with fleet number '343'. Taken at Hurn Airport, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England circa September 1955 on the production line in the Erecting Shop.

The aircraft in front is N7423 (C/N 121) with an unidentified BOAC Associated Companies V.754D behind.

Photo source - Brian R Burrage collection (gallery 1)

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Capital Airlines (USA)
N7424
May 1956

Delivered new to Capital Airlines with fleet number '343'. Taken departing from Hurn Airport, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England in May 1956 on a pre-delivery test flight.

Photo source - R A Woodcock via Steve Burland

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Capital Airlines (USA)
N7424
June 1956

Delivered new to Capital Airlines with fleet number '343'. Taken at Atlanta Municipal Airport, Hartsfield, Georgia, USA in June 1956.

The aircraft in front is Capital Douglas DC-4 N88864 named Capitaliner Birmingham.

Photo source - Robert W Kelley

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Capital Airlines (USA)
N7424
July 1956

Delivered new to Capital Airlines with fleet number '343'. Taken at Friendship International Airport, Baltimore, Maryland, USA 25 July 1956 after it had suffered a wheels-up landing.

Note the badly curled propellers which would have resulted in shockload damage to the Rolls-Royce Dart RDa6 Mark 510 engines.

Photo source - Dave Erickson collection

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Capital Airlines (USA)
N7424
July 1956

Delivered new to Capital Airlines with fleet number '343'. Taken at Friendship International Airport, Baltimore, Maryland, USA 25 July 1956 after it had suffered a wheels-up landing.

Note the badly curled propellers which would have resulted in shockload damage to the Rolls-Royce Dart RDa6 Mark 510 engines.

In the background is a Capital Airlines Douglas DC3.

The Baltimore Sun Newspaper photo by Ellis Malashuk

Photo source - Brian R Burrage collection (gallery 1)

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Capital Airlines (USA)
N7424
September 1956

Delivered new to Capital Airlines with fleet number '343'. Taken at an unknown location circa September 1956 with passengers boarding using the integral front 'airsteps'..

Photo source - Tony Ward collection

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Capital Airlines (USA)
N7424
July 1957

Delivered new to Capital Airlines with fleet number '343'. Taken at Midway Airport, Chicago, Illinois, USA 13 July 1957 with a nice reflection in the wet tarmac.

Rear stairs are being used rather than the integral front 'airsteps'.

Photo source - Pat Bukiri collection

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Capital Airlines (USA)
N7424
September 1957

Delivered new to Capital Airlines with fleet number '343'. Taken at Midway Airport, Chicago, Illinois, USA circa September 1957.

Rear stairs are again being used rather than the integral front 'airsteps'.

Photo source - Pat Bukiri collection

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Capital Airlines (USA)
N7424
October 1957

Delivered new to Capital Airlines with fleet number '343'. Taken at La Guardia Airport, New York, USA 13 October 1957.

Not sure of the reason for all the airport fire service vehicles in attendence, but nobody seems to be in a hurry!

Photo source - William J Armstrong via John F Ciesla

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Southern Illinois University
N7424
September 1978

Donated by United Air Lines and used for ground training by students. Taken at the University aeronautics facility at Southern Illinois Airport, Carbondale, Jackson County, Illinois, USA in September 1978 still in the basic United Air Lines livery.

Photo source - Brian R Burrage collection (gallery 3)

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Southern Illinois University
N7424
March 1981

Donated by United Air Lines and used for ground training by students. Taken at the University aeronautics facility at Southern Illinois Airport, Carbondale, Jackson County, Illinois, USA in March 1981 still in the basic United Air Lines livery.

Photo source - Paul Cicci

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Photo of BEA - British European Airways Viscount G-AOJC

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