| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | CF-GLK |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Convair 240 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Convair 340/440/540/580/640 (C-131) |
| Aircraft Version: | Convair 440-75 Metropolitan |
| C/n (msn): | 325 |
| Operator Titles: | Great Lakes Airlines |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Toronto - Lester B Pearson InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | Ontario, Canada |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: CYYZ IATA: YYZ Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | September 1974 |
| Photo by: | Gary Vincent |
| Photo ID: | 15847 |
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This Convairliner was originally delivered to Scandinavian Airlines April 24, 1956 as OY-KPA, christened "Hans Viking". Passed on to Lynjeflyg in 1969, it came to Great Lakes as they commenced an expansion with Convair 440s in 1973. Exported to the USA in 1977 as the airline upgraded to the Convair 580. It was flying freight with Island Air Hawaii as N21DR when it suffered an engine failure on take off from Honolulu and was forced to ditch in Pearl Harbor Channel January 17, 1982. This photo is copyright © Gary Vincent, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 25 October 2017, and has since been viewed 495 times. |