This is former American Airlines Boeing 720 N1304E in service from 1961 - 1971 Then with Middle East Airlines as OD-AFQ until the end of 1985. Pratt & Whitney Canada bought it for use as an engine test bed in January 1986. Retired in 2010 as it was replaced by 747SPs, the aircraft last flew on May 8, 2012 when moved from the company's Saint- Hubert, PQ base to Trenton, ON and donated to the National Air Force Museum of Canada.
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