| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | PP-VNK |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed L-188 Electra |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed L-188 Electra |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed L-188A Electra |
| C/n (msn): | 188-1040 |
| Operator Titles: | Varig |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | São Paulo - CongonhasMap |
| Country: | Brazil |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: SBSP IATA: CGH Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 31 October 1988 |
| Photo by: | Paul Seymour |
| Photo ID: | 823136 |
| Photo Comment |
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Delivered to Braniff Airways as N9701C in 1959 then to other owners from 1970. To TAME Ecuador as FAE1040/HC-AZT in 1975 then to Varig as PP-VNK in 1986. To Filair as 9Q-CDU and stored at Calgary, AB in 1994 then to Air Spray as C-GBKT in 1997 then reregistered as C-GBQA in in 1999. Converted to a fire bomber in 2001. Crashed into high ground near Cranbrook, BC while on a fire fighting mission in 2003. This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 6 July 2025, and has since been viewed 47 times. |