Reregistered CF-TFV in February 1952. Photo from: Whites Aviation Collection/Alexander Turnbull Library

Inaugural service. CF-CPR crashed landing in bad weather at Tokyo-Haneda on February 9, 1950. Overran runway into bay. Photo from: State Library of New South Wales

The third Merlin-powered DC-4 for Trans-Canada Air Lines. In the foreground is VH-AMA Amana, an Australian National Airways DC-4-1009. Using ANA DC-4s, British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines (BCPA) had started a Sydney - Auckland - Fiji - Kanton Island - Hawaii - San Francisco - Vancouver service in 1946. Photo by: Don Coltman / City of Vancouver Archives

Over Ottawa. This was the second Canadair C-4 and retains the unpressurised fuselage and circular windows of its Douglas DC-4/C-54 ancestor. It fitted with four Merlins. Served TCA from 11 November 1946 until transfer to the Royal Canadian Air Force as 17518 on 20 April 1949. Obtained from Canadair Ltd over 60 years ago.

"Empress of Vancouver" was delivered to CPAL in early 1949 and operated on their trans-pacific routes to Japan and Australia. It crashed whilst landing in bad weather at Tokyo on 9 February 1950. Obtained from the airline over 50 years ago.