Canadian AF 17514 was transferred to the Aeronautical Establishment as CF-SVP-X in 1965. Fitted with tailboom for magnetic survey gear, for mapping of the earth's magnetic field, and to develop submarine detection gear. Last operational flight as such on 8 May 1975. Offered for sale in November 1978, and sold to Aircraft Salvage of Dallas Inc. in February 1979. Became N8022L in August 1979 (registration in very small print on the tail in this photo). Alledgedly used for smuggling in the Caribbean during the early 1980s. Stored (possibly seized) at Great Inagua, Bahamas, and broken up there in the early 1980s.

taken by my late father on one of his rare airport visits in the late 1950s

Overseas Aviation ceased operations in August 1961 and most of their fleet of former Trans Canada Airlines Canadair DC4M and C-4 North Stars ended up in storage at Coventry. CF-TFT was one of the first to be ferried from Gatwick on 21st October 1961. Having failed to attract a buyer, the aircraft was broken up in 1965.

Later to Derby Airways whose name changed to British Midland on 1 October 1964. Withdrawn from service in October 1967.

Delivered to the RCAF as 17515 in 1948. Retired at Rockcliffe by 1971 and preserved. The only survivor of the type.

from my collection, photographer not known, aircraft was delivered to BOAC around 1949 as G-ALHV, sold to Aden Airways in 1960, wfu at Derby-Burnaston by the end of 1964

from my collection, photographer unknown

Later to Derby Airways which was renamed British Midland Airways. Crashed in Stockport on approach to Manchester on 4th June 1967

17501 was destroyed by a fire that started in the cargo hold while the aircraft was being loaded. Photo taken the day after. Photo from: Library and Archives Canada

Used for ice research. Returned to transport configuration c.1951. Lost in a hangar fire at Dorval, Quebec, on March 19, 1956. Photo from: Library and Archives Canada

Delivered to BOAC in May 1949 and leased to East African Airways Corporation in February 1959 as VP-KOY but was sold only three months later to Overseas Aviation. Its final operator it was Flying Enterprise (OY-AFC). It was broken up in Copenhagen in 1965.

Withdrawn from use Nov 1967.

The one and only Canadair C-5, like most Canadian built DC-4, was pressurised but uniquely powered by Pratt and Whitney R-2800 radials engines as used on the DC-6. The RR Merlin engines of all other Canadair-built DC-4s resulted in very high cabin noise and the C-5 was always intended as a VIP aircraft. It remained in service until 1966 and was then sold in the US as N17599. Scrapped soon after. Photo from: Library and Archives Canada

The aircraft was wrecked at Hall Beach/NU (CYUX) on 1 February 1962 when three engines failed after take-off due loss of oil pressure. It had been left outside for about 90 minutes in -37 deg temperature with 15 mph wind and the oil had started to congeal resulting in blown gaskets and oil coolers etc.

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

Argonauts were the mainstay of BOAC's services through the Middle East and on to Asian ports such as Hong Kong. Photo from: Whites Aviation Collection/Alexander Turnbull Library

Delivered to Trans Canada Airlines as CF-TFG in 1947 and sold to Lineas Aereas Unida SA (LAUSA) as XA-NUW in November 1961. Withdrawn in 1965 and used as a restaurant just outside the airport. Destroyed by fire in 1999 and scrapped. The Wings Restaurant brand survived and now runs several of the food outlets in the terminals at MEX.

One of three WFU(the other two being CF-TFK/O. Broken up shortly after this photo was taken.