First flown 24 May 1956 and delivered to Central African Airways 8 June. When the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland was dissolved and Malawi and Zambia gained independence, CAA became a holding company and the Viscounts operated with nameplates for the new airlines; Air Malawi, Air Rhodesia, and Zambia Airways. To Air Rhodesia 1 January 1968, 1 January 1968 to s VP-YKB, to Air Zimbabwe Rhodesia June 1979, name changed to Air Zimbabwe February 1980. Re-registered Z-YNC October 1983. Seen here at Harare in the livery Air Zimbabwe inherited from Air Rhodesia. Photographer unknown

First flown 5 May 1956 and delivered to Central African Airways 17 May. When the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland was dissolved and Malawi and Zambia gained independence, CAA became a holding company and the Viscounts operated with nameplates for the new airlines; Air Malawi, Air Rhodesia, and Zambia Airways. To Air Malawi as 7Q-YKO 1 January 1968, 1 January 1968 to Air Rhodesia as VP-YKB, to Air Zimbabwe Rhodesia June 1979, name changed to Air Zimbabwe February 1980. Re-registered Z-YNB October 1983. Seen here at Harare in use for ground training after she was retired. Photographer unknown

First flown 5 May 1956 and delivered to Central African Airways 17 May. When the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland was dissolved and Malawi and Zambia gained independence, CAA became a holding company and the Viscounts operated with nameplates for the new airlines; Air Malawi, Air Rhodesia, and Zambia Airways. To Air Malawi as 7Q-YKO 1 January 1968, 1 January 1968 to Air Rhodesia as VP-YKB, to Air Zimbabwe Rhodesia June 1979, name changed to Air Zimbabwe February 1980. Re-registered Z-YNB October 1983. Seen here at Harare in the livery inherited from Air Rhodesia. Note the Boeing 720 landing in the background. The livery was introduced with its delivery in 1973 and gradually painted on the rest of the fleet. Photographer unknown

First flown 28 March 1956 and delivered to Central African Airways 24 April. When the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland was dissolved and Malawi and Zambia gained independence, CAA became a holding company and the Viscounts operated with nameplates for the new airlines; Air Malawi, Air Rhodesia, and Zambia Airways. To Air Malawi as 7Q-YDK 1 January 1968, June 1979 to Air Zimbabwe Rhodesia as VP-YNA, name changed to Air Zimbabwe February 1980. Re-registered Z-YNA October 1983. Retired 31 May 1985 and displayed at the National Aviation Museum, Gweru. Here seen at Harare in the first Air Zimbabwe livery that was inherited from Air Rhodesia. Photographer unknown

Ex D-ABUH and bought by Air Zimbabwe as VP-WKU in April 1982. Sold as 3D-WKU in February 1998 and later scrapped

Delivered to Lufthansa as D-ABUB in August 1965 and to Air Zimbabwe in May 1981. Wfu at Harare as Z-WKS in late 1997 and later b/u

Delivered to Air Zimbabwe in December 1986.

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Delivered to Maersk Air as OY-APS in 1980. To Air Zimbabwe as Z-NAL in 1985, Dragonair as VR-HYL in 1987, LACSA as N251LF in 1993 and Nationwide Airlines as ZS-PIW in 2004. Withdrawn from use at Johannesburg when they ceased operations in 2007 and scrapped in 2012. Photographer unknown

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First flown 26 September 1980, delivered to Maersk Air as OY-APS 10 November 1980. Leased to Air Zimbabwe as Z-NAL September 1985 to March 1987. To as VR-HYL Cathay Dragon 2 April 1987. Sold to ILFC as N251LF 26 June 1993, leased to Avianca Costa Rica 22 July 1993 to 27 April 2004. To Nationwide as ZS-PIW 11 November 2004, parked and later broken up at Johannesburg when Nationwide ceased in April 2008. Photographer unknown

This BAe-146 spent its entire service life in Zimabwe. First flown 18 December 1986 as G-5-056. Delivered to Air Zimbabwe 29 November 1987 as Z-WPD serving the airline until withdrawn from use in 1999 at Harare and parted out. It was leased to Zimbabwe Express for a period in the mid-1990s. Photo: Alan Miller

Delivered new to Lufthansa as D-ABUD 24 Nov 1965. To Air Zimbabwe as VP-WKV 23 June 1982 and reregistered Z-WKV 31 October 1983. To Seagreen Air Transport 1 October 1991. Parked at Ostend 1 June 1992 for sale. To African International as 5Y-AXI 31 March 1993. Withdrawn from use at Nairobi December 1999 and subsequently broken up. Photo: Alan Miller

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