| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N7408 |
| Fleet number: | 327 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Vickers Viscount |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Vickers Viscount |
| Aircraft Version: | Vickers 745 Viscount |
| C/n (msn): | 106 |
| Operator Titles: | Capital Airlines |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Chicago - Midway InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | Illinois, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KMDW IATA: MDW Local: MDW Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 1956 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 456736 |
| Photo Comment |
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The fourth Viscount delivered to Capital Airlines in December 1955. Capital had ordered 57 aircraft worth $67 million - but in 1960 Vickers sued them for overdue payments totalling $34 million. United Air Lines took over Capital in 1961 and N7408 was the first Viscount to wear their colours. Photo by: Peter Stackpole / Life This photo was added on 29 April 2022, and has since been viewed 502 times. |