| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | VP-YNM |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Boeing 720 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Boeing 720 |
| Aircraft Version: | Boeing 720-025 |
| C/n (msn): | 18242 / 248 |
| Operator Titles: | Air Rhodesia |
| Aircraft Name: | Matabeleland |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Harare - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International / ManyameMap |
| Country: | Zimbabwe |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: FVHA IATA: HRE Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | October 1973 |
| Photo from: | Kjell O Granlund Collection |
| Photo ID: | 420433 |
| Photo Comment |
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In April 1973 three Boeing 720s made their way to Rhodesia, circumventing the UN sanctions against the country. VP-YNM was one of these aircraft seen here at Salisbury a few months after arriving with sisterships YNL and YNN after Air Rhodesia clandestinely acquired three of Calair's five 720s. It started its service life with Eastern Air Lines in August 1961. In December 1970 it joined the fleet of short-lived German charter airline Calair. This photo was added on 12 December 2021, and has since been viewed 2197 times. |