Aircraft Photo of C-GBFA | British Aerospace BAe-748 Srs2B/FAA | Thunderbird Tours | AirHistory.net #447912
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:C-GBFA
Fleet number:402
Aircraft Original Type:Avro 748
Aircraft Generic Type:British Aerospace BAe-748
Aircraft Version:British Aerospace BAe-748 Srs2B/FAA
C/n (msn):1781
Operator Titles:Thunderbird Tours / First Air
Location
City / Airport:Vancouver - InternationalMap
Region / Country:British Columbia, Canada
Airport Codes:ICAO: CYVR   IATA: YVR   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:August 1994
Photo by:Gary Vincent
Photo ID: 447912
Photo Comment

Originally delivered to Cascade Airways in December 1981, First Air acquired this HS-748 in 1988 after Cascade's bankruptcy and liquidation. Pictured leased to Thunderbird Tours in Vancouver, it was mainly flown to fishing lodges on British Columbia's south coast. The airliner was returned to First Air after Thunderbird's operating license was suspended . After further service in Canada's north, First Air flew the aircraft to Carp, Ont in 2002, stored as a source of spares for their last HS-748. It was broken up after 2006.

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

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