A "What cockipit", but I don't know the answer

[Just a spotter]

Just curious,

RTÉ (the Irish national broadcaster) have twice now used this picture in aviation related stories on their web site.

http://dynimg.rte.ie/00036f2210dr.jpg

Anyone know what aeroplane this is?

JAS

[treadigraph]

Vickers Viscount maybe?

[The late XV105]

Yup.

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[Capetonian]

Nostalgia, that reminds me of flying those beautiful machines in Rhodesia on the routes out of Salisbury, up to Kariba, Bulawayo, the Falls, until Mugabe's terrorists shot two of them down.

Landings like a cat pissing on glass!

[Just a spotter]

Many thanks,

good to see the license fee here isn't been squandered on up to date graphics!

:}

JAS