Ex N363US of Northwest, VR-HGQ of Cathay Pacific, TF-VLP of Eagle Air, 5A-DJS of Jamahiriya Air Transport/Libyan Arab and 5Y-BFB of ZAS Egypt. Seen here with D2-TON behind, by 1997 it was perishing the Fire School dump here at Manston

Originally N363US of Northwest and then VR-HGQ of Cathay Pacific, TF-VLP of Eagle Air and 5A-DJS of Jamahiriya Air Transport and Libyan Arab Airlines. To ZAS Airline of Egypt as 5Y-BFB in November 1986 then Angola Air Charter as D2-TOU. On fire dump at Manston in 1987 and broken up

Undergoing maintenance with ATEL at Stansted. Delivered to Northwest Orient as N363US in 1965. To Cathay Pacific VR-HGQ in 1973 then to Eagle Air as TF-VLP in 1982 and leased to Libyan Arab Airlines. To Jamahiraya Air Transport as 5A-DJS in 1983 who merged into Libyan Arab Airlines in 1986. To ZAS as 5Y-BFB in 1986 then to TAAG Angola Airlines as D2-TOU in 1987. Withdrawn from use at Manston in 1991 and scrapped in 2000.

Photo by J. Laporte

Taken by my late father Barry Taylor on a visit to the Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force. Delivered new to Northwest as N363US on 15 Nov 1965. To Cathay Pacific as VR-HGQ on 01 Jun 1973. To Eagle Air of Iceland as TF-VLP on 24 Sep 1982. Leased to Jamahiriya Air Transport in Sep 1982 and reregistered to 5A-DJS in May 1983. To Libyan Arab Airlines in Jun 1986. To ZAS Airlines of Egypt as 5Y-BFB on 25 Nov 1986. To Angola Air Charter as D2-TOU on 25 Nov 1987. To Equator Leasing on 12 Jun 1991 and WFU. Broken up at Manston in Sep 2000.

Build for Northwest Airlines as N363US in 1965. The aircraft ended up on the fire dump at Manston (UK) and the cockpit section went to the Spitfire & Hurricane Memorial Museum.

About to depart for Ostend after a maintenance visit.

This aircraft was eventually broken up at Manston

VR-HGQ was sold in Iceland as TF-VLP in 1982.