Pictured with a nose cone in the new colors Pacific Western was transitioning to, CF-PWW was delivered to the airline December 20, 1972. The airliner would last fly passengers with Westjet Airlines as C-GWJG from November 1995 to November 2005.

Ex N793SA, VH-EBE. Restored as N793SA in April 1971, became VP-BDE then N793NA on 8 August 1974. Broken up in July 1983 at Wichita after spares recovery.

Seen being prepared for a winter lease to PWA. New to Monarch Airlines as G-DWHH on 16 Mar 1982. For winters of 1983, 1984 & 1985 spent winter in Canada with Pacific Western as C-FPWD returning to Monarch in summers as G-DWHH. To CP Air as C-FCPM on 01 Dec 1986. Merged into Canadian Airlines International 16 Apr 1987. Merged into Air Canada 05 Apr 2001. To AC Jetz Sep 2002 in a 52J seat configuration. Back to Air Canada 12 Jun 2003. To Aerolineas del Sur as CC-CFD 08 Nov 2004. To Air Comet Chile 06 Sep 2007. To Peruvian Airlines as OB-1955 13 Aug 2010. WFU Sep 2011.

An early L-100 model, this Hercules was with ZAC Zambian Air Cargo as 9J-RBW from April 1966. Leased to Pacific Western Airlines in March 1969, the freighter was slightly damaged at Eureka, NWT in August. During repairs, it was converted to the longer L-100-20 and leased to Interior Airways / Alaska International Air as N109AK 1969 - 1974. Bought off lease by Pacific Western, it remained in the fleet until 1984 when sold to Saint Lucia Airways (J6-SLO). Registered N9205T with Tepper Aviation after September 1987, the aircraft crashed while landing at Jamba Airport , Angola on November 7, 1989.

Photographer: via Bo-Göran Lundkvist.

Not an everyday sight at Rotterdam airport. Two Lockheed Hercules, C-FPWK & RP-C101 and Canadair CL-44 TF-LLH

ex N31239, VH-EBA. Became N138TA, N220AM, N138MJ, HZ-123, preserved at Qantas Foundation Memorial Ltd. Hunchy QLD Founders Outback Museum, Australia 7. July 1006 with registration VH-XBA

Pacific Western Airlines took delivery of this 737 on April 27, 1972. It's pictured departing for lease to Pan Am as N381PA "Clipper Wedding" for intra-Europe flights. When the aircraft returned in April 1987, Pacific Western had merged with Canadian Pacific Airlines and Nordair to form Canadian Airlines International. The aircraft was sold to SBG Overseas Leasing in November 1992, flying in Panama and Mexico before leased to short lived Astoria Airlines June - September 1995. It was picked up by Westjet (C-GJWE) in November 1995 before they started operations and withdrawn in November 2005.

photo by John Kimberley

Carrying fleet number "385". Became C-FPWR with Pacific Western in a revised colour scheme by 1975. Joined United African Airlines in Libya in 1981 as 5H-DHI and 5H-DHO, now with Libyan Air Cargo.

Taking off on a transatlantic charter flight from Prestwick's Runway 13. Sold by Pacific Western in late 1978. First served with Quantas from 1959 as VH-EBA, one of the shorter-bodied versions of the early B707s which Quantas ordered initially. Fitted with turbofan engines in 1961. More recently restored to flight by the Quantas Foundation Memorial as VH-XBA.

One of Pacific Western's Lockheed Hercules normally used to haul freight to Northern Canada and world wide ad hoc freight work . It's pictured in Toronto to help clear a mail back log caused by rotating strikes by mechanics and baggage handlers in the summer of 1978. Sold in February 1981, the aircraft would go to Libya. First with United African Airlines as 5A-DHI and 5A-DHO, it is current with Libyan Air Cargo at the time of uploading.

from my collection, photographer unknown

Registered as N7982S before delivery to Pacific Western as CF-PWX in 1969. Reregistered as C-FPWX around 1974. Crashed on approach to Kisangani, Zaire later in 1976.

This Pacific Western Airlines Boeing 737-200, CF-PWW, is parked outside the PWA maintenance base on the south side of Vancouver Airport in June 1976. In 1974, the Government of Alberta bought PWA for C$37 million and moved the HQ and maintenance base to Edmonton and the YVR base closed. CF-PWW was delivered to PWA in Dec 1972 and left the Canadian Airlines fleet in April 1992. It returned to Canada with short-lived Titan Charter Aviation in YUL as C-FVHG in April 1995, then joined Westjet in Nov 1995 as C-GWJG. Retired 11/2005. Also flying as N380PA, N862SY, HP-1218 between periods in Canada.