Delivered to Western Airlines in May 1961, this Electra was converted to a freighter in March 1969. Charter airline International Jet Air bought the aircraft in 1972 (CF-IJV) and it moved to Northwest Territorial Airways in 1976. The freighter was sold to Air Bridge Carriers / Hunting Cargo Airlines in 1991 and registered G-FIJV. Last operated by Atlantic Airlines from 1998, it was withdrawn in 2006 and scrapped by 2013. A second Electra was registered C-FIJV by Buffalo Airways in 2011 (former Atlantic Airlines G-LOFH cn 1140).

K25 slide scan. Built 1961 as N7143C for Western Airlines. Jetair C-FIJV 1972, NWT Air 1977, reregistered C-FIJV 1979. Air Bridge G-FIJV 1991, renamed Hunting Cargo 1992, transferred to Hunting Cargo Ireland 1997 as EI-HCE. Air Atlantique G-FIJV 1998, withdrawn Coventry 2007, scrapped 2013. Had just been acquired from Hunting Cargo and was operating on behalf of TNT.

K25 slide scan. Built 1961 as N7143C for Western Airlines. Jetair C-FIJV 1972, NWT Air 1977, re-registered C-FIJV 1979. Air Bridge G-FIJV 1991, renamed Hunting Cargo 1992, transferred to Hunting Cargo Ireland 1997 as EI-HCE. Air Atlantique G-FIJV 1998, withdrawn Coventry 2007, scrapped 2013. Having been acquired from Hunting Cargo the previous year painting has only made little progress with just the addition of the tail logo. Operating on behalf of TNT.

Served with Atlantic Airlines since 1999. On 12 Oct 2006 the #3 engine cowling separated during taxi for take-off at East Midlands, causing some damage to the Electra. With its CofA expiring in Sep 2007, this was enough to get the aircraft to be withdrawn from use and stored at Coventry, as seen here. It was eventually broken up in May 2013.

Leaning into a strong gust of wind while training at Prestwick. (D60 ISO 100 1/180th @ F16 400mm shot)

Visited for an afternoon of circuit bashing and aborted take-off practice.

Up to do some circuits for crew training at PIK. Pictured here crossing the Rwy 31 threshold.

This Electra was up doing circuits for crew-training at dusk.