Newly repainted into Wranglers colours, this is the former G-BRED. Delivered 31 Dec 1964 to Flying Tiger Lines as N1001T. To Transmeridian Air Cargo on 13 Dec 1971 as G-AZKJ. To Redcoat on 07 Aug 1980 as G-BRED. Sold to Blue Bell Aviation Nov 1983 as N106BB and operated for Wranglers. To Wrangler Aviation Jun 1988. Renamed Tradewinds International Air Cargo on 01 May 1990. This was the last US CL-44 in service. Noted stored at GSO on 24 May 1994. To EL-AMC 18 Jun 1997. To 7Q-YMS 30 Jun 1997 for Professional Aviation Charter. To Congolese Air Force 24 Oct 1998 TN-AFP later TN-235. Stored.

Ground Instructional airframe.

Ground instructional airframe - believed to be ex 1273 OR 1276.

Ground Instructional airframe - believed to be ex 1273 OR 1276.

Arriving on another inter-island shuttle. My brother and I flew on it the next day to Saint Thomas.

Delivered to Trans-Canada Air Lines as CF-TGN in April 1955, it served until September 1962 and then served with various corporate owners until acquired by Go in October 1979. When photographed it had recently been resprayed in this new colour scheme, and, according to the Vickers Viscount Network it was fitted with a new luxury 19-seat interior with video players and telephones. Although, (again according to VVN), it changed hands a couple of more times before it was scrapped in April 1993, I have been unable to find a photograph of it away from Tucson, or indeed with a full set of engines.

Very smart looking Kansan, displayed for many years and still present in April 2023. Ex 41-27409

Ground Instructional airframe.

Still carrying the logo of previous operator North Star Air, although registered to MJM Air of Campbell River. Seen here departing past Tyee Spit. Built for the USAF as L-20A 52-6131. Became N1UW of Wisconsin State University in 1972, then N67091 of Gifford Aviation, Anchorage. In 1979, sustained substantial damage in a ground loop at Gold Creek, Alaska. Imported into Canada as C-GMGD in 1981 and completely rebuilt. Served well over a dozen different Canadian operators, including North Star Air of Pickle Lake, Ontario, from 1998 to 1999.

Built as 42-68825. To TWA as NC44998 in September 1945 and later N44998, operated by Northeast Airlines, Lake Central Airlines, Houston Aviation Products Corporation, Jefferson State Airlines and O'Hare International Airline before being impounded in Colombia in 1979. Operating with SELVA by 1980 and Transoriente by November 1992. Sadly crashed when both engines lost power on take off from Villavicencio 28 May 1994 killing all 29 on board.

Operated final freight service Melbourne (Essendon) - Launceston - Melbourne (Essendon) - October 30, 1978 (photographer not known)

to Air Koryo March 1992, stored by August 2012

one of the Riddle-conversions, also known as Commando Super 46C. Ex USAF 42-107362, RAF 39574, LN-FOP Fred Olsen / Joint Church Air, Continental Air Services XW-PHL before being registered N355CA in 1974 (photographer not known)

operated by Balair for the United Nations (Middle East), ex PH-MAA Martin's Air Charter , USAF and RAF (photographer not known)

(photographer not known)

Apparently in less than pristine condition, but the aircraft flew from the adjacent Strip a day or two later. Still in the basic colours of previous Canadian owner Direquair with elements of the titles remaining visible. First flew as CF-JZW in 1957. Became N999R in 1958. Returned to Canada from North Africa as CF-ZVQ in 1971. Joined Direquair Inc, of Chibougamau, Quebec in 1975. Ferried to Alaska as N5359J in 1984. Reregistered as N900L with Newhalen Lodge, Anchorage, in October 1997.

Donated to the Hato fire brigade, Neptune 203 is seen here slowly deteriorating in a corner of Hato airport, still with its H-code for Hato clearly visible.