| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | CF-MFL |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed PV-1 Ventura |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed PV-1/B-34 Ventura (L-37/137/237) |
| Aircraft Version: | Howard 350 |
| Manufacturers: | Lockheed / Howard |
| C/n (msn): | 137-4676 |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Montréal - Pierre Elliott Trudeau InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | Quebec, Canada |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: CYUL IATA: YUL Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 1969 |
| Photo by: | Peter Marshall (via Gary Vincent) |
| Photo ID: | 853118 |
| Photo Comment |
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Slated for the RAF but diverted to the USAAF, Ventura 41-38020 was acquired by the Ejercito de Cuba (214) in 1947. Sold to Babb Company (N1489V) in 1951, the aircraft was bought by Dee Howard in 1954. It was converted to a Howard 350 Super Ventura in 1959 for farm equipment manufacturer Massey Ferguson registered CF-MFL. Sold in the USA in 1971 reverting to N1489V, the aircraft carried later registrations of N4708, N7GW and N8GW. Sadly, like other Lockheed twins, N8GW was involved in drug running. The aircraft crashed and burned near Belle Glade, FL on April 11, 1979 during a smuggling flight. This photo is copyright © Peter Marshall, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 6 October 2025, and has since been viewed 23 times. |