
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | 7Q-YDL |
Aircraft Original Type: | Vickers Viscount |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Vickers Viscount |
Aircraft Version: | Vickers 754D Viscount |
C/n (msn): | 241 |
Operator Titles: | (Air Rhodesia) |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | Victoria Falls - InternationalMap |
Country: | Zimbabwe |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: FVFA IATA: VFA Local: - Other: - |
Photo Date: | December 1979 |
Photo from: | Kjell O Granlund Collection |
Photo ID: | 437531 |
Photo Comment |
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Although registered in Malawi to Air Malawi, 7Q-YDL was extensively used by Air Rhodesia on internal services, with and without titles as she is seen here at Victoria Falls in December 1979. Grey anti-missile paint has been applied over the previous polished metal and black. This measure was taken after the the two Viscounts "Hunyani" and "Umniati" were shot down by hand-held missiles in 1978 and 1979. This photo was added on 6 February 2022, and has since been viewed 358 times. |