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Re: Twin Pioneer in Baghdad

Posted by Tim Badham on Sun Apr 06, 2003 04:23:26 PM

In reply top Twin Pioneer in Baghdad posted by Kenneth on Sat Apr 05, 2003 08:00:56 AM

The photo also appeared on 4 April in the Birmingham Evening Mail. I reported the finding on AB-IX on Friday. Speculation is that its G-ARBA c/n 548 which was operated by Iraqi Petrolium but was dbr at Basra in 1971.Sources around that time recorded it as subsequently wfu (or scrapped) at Prestwick, but presumably it stayed in Iraq. All other IPC Twin Pins were sold on and accounted for - so unless anyone knows better ............

Tim

: The German newspaper "S?ddeutsche Zeitung" has a picture i
: n it today from AP showing US armoured personnel carriers
: at Baghdad Airport with a Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer i
: n the background (as well as a smouldering Boeing 727 wrec
: k). The Twin Pioneer is undamaged, but seems to have been
: in use as an instructional airframe, as it is equipped wit
: h make-shift wheels and the tailplane, outer wing panels a
: nd engines are missing.

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