YI-ABP    Vickers 644 Viking 1B                           (c/n  230)

                              

                                     This shot was taken at Hurn in 1947 before the departure of  the first two of Iraqi Airways
                                     Vikings, YI-ABP and -ABQ.    The aircraft seen above was named "Al Mahfoutmah".  The
                                     Vikings served the airline until the mid 1950s and those that survived were withdrawn from use
                                     and broken up.