Registered G-ATEI to Channel Airways ('CA') 26 May 1965. Upon delivery, it was immediately leased to LIAT as VP-LIN. Restored as G-ATEI 17 May 1966. Painted in Transair livery at Southend and air-tested there 23 May 1969, still as G-ATEI. Left later that day for Woodford as CF-TAX and started on its delivery flight from there to Canada 24 May 1969, returning to Southend 21 Nov.1969 after a 6-month lease. Restored to CA but sold to Philippine Airlines 28 August 1970 as PI-C1029, later reregistered RP-C1029. DBR 10 May 1975 when the aircraft forced-landed in a rice field in a suburb of Manila.

slide scan from the NK collection. - In addition to their two own HS-748s, CAA acquired G-ATMJ as a third aircraft ex Autair in 1972 and operated it until 1978, when they sold it to DAN AIR. In April 2002, whilst flying for Emerald Airways, G-ATMJ suffered an engine fire at Isle of Man and was retired thereafter.

from my collection, photo by R.A.Stöckling

To Emerald Airways in 1998 and withdrawn from use at Southend. Scrapped in 2001.

CAA Flying Unit

Taxiing back to Wasaya Airway's base at Red Lake Airport after another cargo flight.

Back in the good old days when the CAA had their own aircraft

Delivered new in 1966 to the Fuerza Aerea Argentina then imported in 1979 by Austin Airways. Cancelled in 2012 as withdrawn from use.

Cancelled in June 2009 as sold in USA. It became N743LA which was later cancelled as sold in Kenya

Delivered new to LAN-Chile in 1967 and imported by Air Creebec in 1979. Here it is back in service on a foggy morning after being away on lease to Maersk Air from 1982 to 1984. On 3 December 1988 it was wrecked at Waskaganish/QC (CYKQ) when the pilot undershot making his 5th attempt to land.

Delivered new to South African Airways in 1971 and here with Air Creebec but still in the basic livery of its previous operator, Air Ontario. Withdrawn from use in 2007 while with First Air and scrapped. Ended up in a paintball yard, south of Gatineau airport

HS Company demonstrator. To the Nepalese Royal flight as 9N-RAC in 1975, later Royal Nepal Army Air Wing as RAN-20, later NA-020. Preserved Kathmandu, Nepal.