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Ex-C-FGHL, CF-GHL, KG440, 42-92651. Written off 20-Jul-2000 at Nassau. The name on the tail dates back to its time with Air North as CF-GHL and reportedly means "Wandering Caribou" in one of Canada's indigenous languages.

Delivered to the USAAF as 42-92651 then transferred to the RAF as KG440 in 1944. To CF-GHL in 1948, C-FGHL in 1979 and N54AA in 1998. Crashed in the Bahamas later in 2000.

Operated by Northland Air Manitoba at the time. It later went to Buffalo Airways and Air North. In May 98 it became N54AA with Allied Airfreight and was destroyed when it crashed 3.5 km east of Nassau International attempting to return to the airport following an engine failure.

Still in the colours worn by previous operator Air North C-FGHL. On 20 Jul 2000, just under four months after this photo was taken, it was destroyed when it crashed 3.5 km east of Nassau International attempting to return to the airport following an engine failure.

Ontario Central Airlines began as a charter airline connecting the wilderness of Ontario with the rest of Canada. Growing from two used Fairchild 82 float planes to a scheduled airline with DC-3s among the other bush aircraft like the Noorduyn Norseman and De Havilland Otters. Merging with Ilford Riverton Airways in 1991, the airline was eventually re-named Air Manitoba. This DC-3 was in the fleet between 1974 to 1993.

C-47 42-92651 was delivered to the RAF as KG440 in February 1944. Returned to the US Air Force in July 1946, the transport became CF-GHL the same month. Registered to Ontario Central Airlines in 1974, it carried through name changes and a merger until it was sold to Air North in 1993 before returning to the USA in 1998 as N54AA. Sadly, the aircraft crashed while operating a freight flight for Caribbean Air on July 20, 2000. After losing an engine after take-off at Nassau, Bahamas, it failed to maintain altitude and crashed in a pine forest trying to return to the airport.

After Hooker it flew with Ontario Central, Nunasi Central, Nunasi Northland and Air Manitoba, all in this part of Canada. Then in May 1994 it went to Air North at Whitehorse/YT until export as N54AA in May 1998. On 20 July 2000 it was wrecked at Nassau, Bahamas when an engine failed after take-off.