Seen here on active deployment at Rocky Mountain House as tanker "90", still in Channel Express basic colours. Entered passenger service in 1958 with Pacific Southwest Airlines. Converted to a freighter in 1979, serving initially as N5539 with Evergreen International Airlines, then transferred to Channel Express Air Services from 1990, with whom it became G-CEXS in 1992. Joined Air Spray in 2003 for use as a fire bomber.
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