Photographer unknown - ex USAF 51-5165

still in basic Phoenix colors, for whom she operated as HB-IEG from 1972-1975, seen here operating a freight charter for Fragtflug Iceland to India - photographer unknown

This Grumman Mallard was delivered new to the New York Daily News in May 1947 as NC2962/N2962 and the cockpit windows lowered for aerial photography! Purchased by West Coast Air Services (WCAS) in Dec. 1973 and to CF-HUB. WCAS's Mallard fleet primarily flew pax between YVR and Ocean Falls (ZOF) which was 257 nm NW away and accessible only by ship or seaplane. It was home for the largest pulp and paper mill in BC and the G-73 fleet grew when the BC Government bought the mill in 1973, but declined after the mill closed in 1980. Sold by AirBC to Air Whitsunday in Mar 7, 1983 as N2416X, then VH-LAW.

Acquired Nov 1974 ex Saturn Airways and Trans International Airlines N8008F. The tail was in the two-tone Air Afrique green cols. Seen in 1978 still in the same cols and still no titles. Went back to the USA Mar 79 where it operated with a variety of companies as N1041W, N141RD and N57FB.

Later to Antonov Design Bureau as UR-13395. Destroyed by Russian forces at Kyiv - Hostomel 25 Feb 2022.

Africair is an aircraft sales agency. ASECNA is the operator of the aircraft.

Re-registered 6Y-JJH in Jul 75. Sold to Turk & Caicos National Airlines circa 1983 as VQ-TAJ. Ditched and written off near Port-de-Paix, Haiti circa Sep 1986.

VH-BGS prior to receiving BPA's full livery.

Nord 1101 Noralpha liaison aircraft of the CEV at Toussus wearing the 'NM' last two letters of its radio call sign.

An early Sunday morning charter flight.

Balkan Tu-154s began operating package holiday flights from Glasgow to the Black Sea resorts in 1972.

Leased by Air Mali from June 1971 as N695WA and bought in September 1974 and registered TZ-ADR. Sold to Fedex as N199FE in July 1988.

FAA's European-based Citation I. In the background is Cessna 206 amphibian LN-HOM.

Cessna Stationair operated by the French Gendarmerie in internal security duties.