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59 of the 444 Viscounts built survive as complete airframes or major components. Some are in very good condition and are looked after by museums while others are just wrecks. They can be found in 24 countries.

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Photo of Air Rhodesia Viscount VP-YND
Rhodesia flag

Rhodesia


VP-YND - Air Rhodesia - January 1968 to February 1979

Transferred from Central African Airways (CAA) due to a corporate name change. Taken at Beira Airport, Mozambique circa June 1970.

Photo source - Tony Ward collection


Aircraft Summary

Photo of Central African Airways Corporation (CAA) Viscount VP-YND
Central African Airways Corporation (CAA)

This aircraft c/n 101, a V.748D, was built for Central African Airways Corporation (CAA) as VP-YND and first flew on Thursday, 14 June 1956 at Hurn, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.

During its life it was also owned and/or operated by Air Malawi and Zambia Airways

Its final owner/operator was Air Rhodesia as VP-YND.

Its fate:-

Shortly after departing from Kariba Airport, Zimbabwe Rhodesia at 17:06 hours 12 February 1979 while on scheduled flight 827 to Salisbury International Airport, Kentucky, Zimbabwe Rhodesia, the Viscount was hit in the jet pipe of the No.2 Rolls-Royce Dart engine by a heat-seeking SAM-7 (Soviet 9K32 Cтрела (Arrow) Strela-2) surface-to air-missile. The port wing burst into flames and the aircraft crashed out of control into a ravine in the Vuti African Purchase area.

Fighters from Joshua Nkomo's Zimbabwe Peoples Revolution Army (ZIPRA) were held responsible for shooting down the aircraft.

A memorial dedicated to all those killed on this aircraft and also those who were killed during the earlier attack to VP-WAS (C/N 297) was unveiled in the gardens of the South African Voortrekker Monument at Pretoria, South Africa 2 September 2012.

Photo of BEA - British European Airways Viscount G-AOJC

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