Delivered to United Iranian Airlines as EP-AHB in 1958. To Iran Air in 1962, Central African Airways as VP-WAT in 1966, Air Rhodesia in 1968, Air Rhodesia Zimbabwe in 1979 and Air Zimbabwe in 1980. To Filair as 9Q-CKK in 1990 then to Trans Service Airlift in 1991, Scrapped at Kinshasa-Ndjili in 1994.

Seen at Bulawayo Airport twelve months after sister ship VP-WAS Hunyani was shot down by a heat-seeking missile on depature from Kariba operating RH825 on 3 September 1978. Following the second shoot down of an Air Rhodesia Viscount, VP-YND Umniati, on 12 February 1979, the airline painted their Viscounts in a drab grey anti-missile colour scheme and added exhaust deflectors to minimize the heat signature of the engine exhaust.

Special low visibilty colour scheme and devices attached to rear of engines to disperse exhaust to help avoid missile attacks

picture: Aviation-Photo-Service