Aircraft Photo of C-FTIB | Vickers 757 Viscount | AirHistory.net #340909
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:C-FTIB
Fleet number:646
Aircraft Original Type:Vickers Viscount
Aircraft Generic Type:Vickers Viscount
Aircraft Version:Vickers 757 Viscount
C/n (msn):310
Location
City / Airport:Winnipeg - James Armstrong Richardson InternationalMap
Region / Country:Manitoba, Canada
Airport Codes:ICAO: CYWG   IATA: YWG   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:21 March 1977
Photo by:Tim Martin
Photo ID: 340909
Photo Comment

Ex Air Canada and for sale, it later went to Air Cardinal (Photo ID: 105548). Still a nice looking aircraft and this was one of several that had a C-check and went out the door in basic livery. They didn't sell well as there were two things going against them: the air-frame (life limited components) and the engines. Air Canada was one of only two airlines that stubbornly refused to upgrade to the Dart 510 with strengthened reduction gearbox. Instead they muddled along with the failure-prone Dart 506 in which the gearbox could break with catastrophic results. Sadly, most ships were scrapped.

This photo is copyright © Tim Martin, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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