A Convair 340 that was delivered to Pan American World Airways in May 1954, this aircraft would go to LACSA Costa Rica a year later. North Central Airlines would buy it in November 1960 and convert the airliner to a Convair 580 in 1968. Next to Gulf Air Transport in March 1986 before coming to Canada with Kelowna Flightcraft in November 1988. Pictured flying for Purolator Courier, it is still current at the time of uploading.

Ex N5814, registered 6th Feb 1992 and transferred to Conair as a fire fighter Jan 2003. Sadly crashed on a fire fighting mission near Lytton BC on the 31st July 2010

Ex World Airways N304WL, registered 17th Feb 2010 and became N928KW 9th Oct 2018

This 1963 Caribou was originally with the Kuwait Air Force. Brought back to Canada in 1977, it's pictured with Kelowna Flightcraft, operating the freighter 1980 - 84. Air North and Kenn Borek Air later flew the aircraft before Newcal Aviation bought it in 1992, stored at Gimli, MB and slated for turbine conversion. Crash of the prototype turbine conversion in August 1992 saw it go to Air Tindi in 1993 before sold to the USA as N112CH in 1997. Based at New Smyrna Beach, FL with Vintage Props and Jets, the aircraft was damaged by high winds in 2001. It became derelict and was later broken up.

From a cancelled order, this Convair went to the German Air Force 1962 - 74 via the Hughes Tool Company. Kelowna Flightcraft bought it in late 1979 for their charter operations. It was sold to Powell Air when that airline received Powell River to Vancouver authority in the summer of 1981. Returning to the USA as N204RA in May 1987, the airliner operated for Renown Aviation and later Laredo Air, before withdrawn and stored, first in Opa Locka, FL and moved to Roswell, NM circa 2000.

Kelowna Flightcraft engineered Stretch 5800 version has had its fuselage lengthened by 14 feet 3 inches. Larger engines added.

So many charter aircraft have been parked. This is another one.

Second use of registration C-FKFS on a Convair 5800. It was first worn by c/n 276 (1991-1998), then by this c/n 277 (2001-2004), then c/n 343 (2005-2007), and finally by c/n 279 (2009-2012).

Now being operated at a cargo carrier

Seen at Kelowna when it was still in the passenger configuration

Parked at Victoria. (Nikon D610 + Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G AF-S VR ED)

How refreshing to see these beautiful, old Tri-holers still earning a living.

One of two Kelowna Flightcraft DC-10's at MIA that day. There can't be too many DC-10's still operating in the world today.