
November 1957 to March 1965
Iraqi Airways
YI-ACU - c/n 331 - a V.773 series Viscount
Iraq registered
30 October 1957
First flight from Hurn Airport, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.
18 November 1957
Delivered to Iraqi Airways named as ‘Ibn Turaik’ with a Kingdom of Iraq national flag on the tail.
3 January 1958
Noted at Blackbushe Airport, Hampshire, England due to a London Airport (Heathrow) weather diversion.
1958
Noted with an Arab Federation national flag on the tail.
1959
Noted with a Republic of Iraq national flag on the tail.
12 November 1959
Noted at Gatwick Airport, Surrey, England due to a London Airport (Heathrow) weather diversion.
1963
Noted with a later Republic of Iraq national flag on the tail.
19 March 1965
During an approach into Cairo International Airport, Egypt, difficulty was experienced in locking the landing gear down. The landing gear was cycled a couple of times and a 'down and locked' indication (three greens) was finally obtained. The aircraft landed normally and taxied to the end of the runway. A 180-degree turn on a down slope was made during which the braking and steering systems failed. For some reason the flight crew did not utilise the emergency braking system and the aircraft ran at speed into a row of lamp standards, damaging it beyond economic repair.
The accident was caused by a burst hydraulic pipe from the main reservoir resulting in a loss of braking and nose wheel steering. Additionally, the flight crew failed to utilise the emergency braking system.
There were no reported injuries to the passengers and crew on board.
Total time 13,955 and 7,200 total landings.
circa 1965
Broken up for scrap. The actual date is not known. Details please to information@vickersviscount.net
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