Tail titles changed to two bands in May 1960.

Tail titles changed to two bands in May 1960.

Former Canadian Ice Reconnaissance aircraft, now operated by Legion Express.

Operated by Renown Aviation.

Sold in Indonesia as PK-RLF in 1980

Began life with Northwest Orient Airlines as N134US. Finished up with Buffalo Airways as C-GYCG. Last noted in 2016 as stored Yellowknife NWT, still in the above cols.

Later to Buffalo Airways as C-FIJX.

Acquired from Zantop International Jul 95. Seen stored Roswell NM Mar 99.

Acquired ex Zantop International.

Lovely clear shot of this aircraft.

Acquired from storage (ex Eastern Air Lines) Jan 78. Retired Jun 2003.

Acquired Jul 78 ex Eastern Air Lines. Damaged beyond repair after a cockpit fire on the ground at YIP 14 Apr 93.

Acquired Dec 77 from Eastern Air Lines. Eighteen days after the above photo was taken, this aircraft was written off 30 May 84 near Chalkhill PA. It was en route BWI-YIP when an instrument failure caused the crew to lose control. Attempting to recover from an unusual attitude they overstressed the airframe which caused it to break up.

Ex Hawaiian Airlines. In the 90s it was leased several times to Channel Express Air Services (UK).

Ex Transamerica Airlines N852U. PH-LLB with KLM of origin. In Sep 86 it went to Falcon Air as SE-IVS and later Hunting Cargo Airlines as EI-CHW.

N129US with Northwest Airlines until Jan 70. A few operators later, in Dec 76, it was registered to the Cathedral of Tomorrow / Rex Humbard Foundation. Rex Humbard was an American Evangelist who became famous with his TV shows. The flags on the aircraft represent all the counties it (and the foundation) visited. By the time this photo was taken it was owned, since Sep 81, by National Leasing Corporation. To TPI International Apr 85 and re-reg N360Q 3 months later. It then went on to fly with a myriad of operators and several registrations until stored at Red Deer AB 2007 as C-GYVI Air Spray.

Landing at 8.11pm with the setting sun reflected in the engine nacelles. Withdrawn from use at Coventry in 2016.