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Viscount c/n 432

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Below are the 13 photos we have on file for Viscount c/n 432 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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Türk Hava Yollari - Turkish Airlines (THY)
TC-SET
November 1958

Delivered new to Türk Hava Yollari - Turkish Airlines (THY). Taken at Hurn Airport, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England in November 1958.

Photo source - R A Woodcock via Steve Burland

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Türk Hava Yollari - Turkish Airlines (THY)
TC-SET
June 1959

Delivered new to Türk Hava Yollari - Turkish Airlines (THY). Taken arriving at Schwechat Airport, Vienna, Austria circa June 1959.

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

Photo source - Erich Marek

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Türk Hava Yollari - Turkish Airlines (THY)
TC-SET
June 1959

Delivered new to Türk Hava Yollari - Turkish Airlines (THY). Taken at Schwechat Airport, Vienna, Austria circa June 1959 in the second livery with stripes added to the tail.

Photo source - Austrian Aviation Museum

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Türk Hava Yollari - Turkish Airlines (THY)
TC-SET
June 1962

Delivered new to Türk Hava Yollari - Turkish Airlines (THY). Taken at Yeşilköy Airport, Istanbul, Turkey in June 1962 in the second livery with stripes added to the tail.

Photo source - Turk Hava Yollari Retro Café

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Türk Hava Yollari - Turkish Airlines (THY)
TC-SET
May 1966

Delivered new to Turk Hava Yollari - Turkish Airlines (THY). Taken landing at Heathrow Airport, London, England in May 1966 in the third livery with multi stripes added to the tail.

Photo source - Brian R Burrage collection (gallery 2)

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Türk Hava Yollari - Turkish Airlines (THY)
TC-SET
June 1966

Delivered new to Türk Hava Yollari - Turkish Airlines (THY). Taken at Esenboğa International Airport, Ankara, Turkey circa June 1966 in the third livery with multi stripes added to the tail.

It is about to depart from the gate with TC-SEC (C/N 246) behind.

Photo source - Turk Hava Yollari Retro Café

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Türk Hava Yollari - Turkish Airlines (THY)
TC-SET
June 1967

Delivered new to Turk Hava Yollari - Turkish Airlines (THY). Taken at Brussels National Airport, Zaventem, Belgium in June 1967 in the third livery livery with multi stripes added to the tail.

Photo source - Robert Roggeman

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Türk Hava Yollari - Turkish Airlines (THY)
TC-SET
June 1967

Delivered new to Türk Hava Yollari - Turkish Airlines (THY). Taken at Yeşilköy Airport, Istanbul, Turkey in June 1967 in the third livery livery with multi stripes added to the tail.

Stewardess Selma Çokuslu Ayhan is inviting passengers on board.

Photo source - Turk Hava Yollari Retro Café

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Türk Hava Yollari - Turkish Airlines (THY)
TC-SET
June 1967

Delivered new to Türk Hava Yollari - Turkish Airlines (THY). Taken at Yeşilköy Airport, Istanbul, Turkey in June 1967.

Stewardess Selma Çokuslu Ayhan is showing off a very nicely prepared fish.

Photo source - Turk Hava Yollari Retro Café

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Türk Hava Yollari - Turkish Airlines (THY)
TC-SET
October 1967

Delivered new to Turk Hava Yollari - Turkish Airlines (THY). Taken at Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam, Netherlands circa October 1967 in the third livery livery with multi stripes added to the tail.

Photo source - Turk Hava Yollari Retro Café

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Türk Hava Yollari - Turkish Airlines (THY)
TC-SET
March 1968

Delivered new to Turk Hava Yollari - Turkish Airlines (THY). Taken at Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam, Netherlands circa March 1968 in the third livery livery with multi stripes added to the tail.

The new terminal building in the background was opened in 1967.

Photo source - Gerrit Bouma collection

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Türk Hava Yollari - Turkish Airlines (THY)
TC-SET
February 1969

Delivered new to Turk Hava Yollari - Turkish Airlines (THY). Taken at Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam, Netherlands 2 February 1969 in the third livery livery with multi stripes added to the tail.

It crashed at Ankara, Turkey later on the same day!!!

Photo source - Choice Aviation Fotos

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Türk Hava Yollari - Turkish Airlines (THY)
TC-SET
February 1969

Delivered new to Turk Hava Yollari - Turkish Airlines (THY). A view of the remaining part of the aircraft after it crashed and burst into flames after striking an electric pylon whilst landing at Esenboğa International Airport, Ankara, Turkey 2 February 1969.

Amazingly all 4 crew and 22 passenger survived.

Photo source - wowTurkey.com

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