Somewhere in British Columbia I encountered this beautiful Electra from Air Spray. I hope somebody will recognize the airfield.

Delivered new 9th ferbruary 1961 as L-188A Electra N9646C for Western Airlines.. 1969 converted to L-188A(F) freighter, still for Western. August 18th 1972 LN-MOI Nordic Air. LN-MOI bought by Fred. Olsen August 20th 1973, an rr to LN-FOH August 28th 1973. Op. by FOF in ex Nordic colours until repainted to FOF colours scenod half of 1974. Repainted to these new white FOF colours in 1985. March 1988 it was painted black for the "Air de Cologne" project by SAS Cargo.. FOF colours 1990, flew with TNT stickers in 1991, FOF cs until wfu 01-1997. OE-ILA 03-1998, C-GLBA 07-2007. 60 years of flying-

Photographer: Al Rodriguez. K25 slide scan. Built 1960 as VH-TLC for TAA, retired 1970. Concare Aircraft Leasing N188LC 1972, converted to freighter by American Jet Industries 1974. TACA YS-06C 1976, Galaxy Airlines N188LC 1985, stored 1987. Aerotransporte SA OB-M1238 1988, reregistered OB-1328 1989. LAMA HK-3642 1991, Transapel HK-3706 1992, Mex-Jet Cargo XA-AEG 2001. Damaged beyond repair Panama City 29 March 2007 when propeller struck GPU during start up.

Initiating a go-around on Runway 13 while training at Prestwick. Delivered new to KLM in passenger configuration in 1960 as PH-LLG. Converted to a freighter and from 1969 served with around a dozen different operators. Joined Atlantic Airlines in 2001 and was withdrawn from use in 2011. Exported to Canada and stored at Abbotsford BC with Conair Aerial Firefighting. Transferred to Buffalo Airways in 2016 as C-GIZU and entered storage at Red Deer, Alberta, where it was used as a spares source.

First flight 16 Jul 1959 as N6118A. Delivered to American Airlines on 25Jul 1959. To McCulloch International Airlines on 10 May 1972. To Pacific Southwest Airlines in Dec 1977. To Evergreen International Airlines in Feb 1979. Reregistered to N5534 in Apr 1979 and converted to a freighter. To the Argentine Navy as 0793 / 6-P-104 on 09 Sep 1983. WFU 28 Oct 2002 total hours 34,581. Preserved in Apr 2008 at the Museo de la Aviacion Naval, Bahia Blanca.

Delivered to Braniff as N9709C on 09 Jan 1960. To Holiday Airlines on 04 Jul 1974 and reregistered to N972HA on 18 Sep 1974. To Air California as N124AC on 17 Jun 1975. To Mandala Airlines on PK-RLE on 14 Mar 1980. WFU and stored at CGK in Sep 1989. Broken up in Oct 1997.

Delivered to KLM as PH-LLF in in 1960. To Universal Airlines as N856U and converted to an L-188C(F) freighter in 1968. To Saturn Airways in 1972 who merged into Trans International Airlines in 1976 and were renamed to Transamerica Airlines in 1979. To DHL Cargo in 1983 and reregistered as N107DH in 1984. Leased to other operators from 1985. Withdrawn from use at Tucson, AZ in 1993 and scrapped in 2003.

Delivered to American Airlines as N6126A in 1960. To McCulloch International Airlines in 1970. To American Jet Industries and converted to an L-188A(F) freighter then to Great Northern Airlines an N404GN in 1977. To Fleming International Airways as N669F in 1980 but still in Great Northern colours when this photo was taken. Fleming were renamed to CAM Air International in 1983 who merged into Spirit of America Airlines in 1986. To Air Bridge Carriers in 1988 then to Fred Olsen as LN-FOL in 1991. WFU at Coventry in 1997. To Atlantic Airlines as G-LOFG in 2000. Not applied and scrapped in 2011.

Often visitor at Miami.

Delivered to Northwest Orient Airlines as N124US in 1959. To American Flyers Airline in 1966 then to other owners from 1971. To American Jet Industries as N402FA, converted to an L-188C(F) freighter then to Fairbanks Air Service in 1975. To Great Northern Airlines as N402GN in 1976 then to Fleming International Airways in 1980 who were renamed to Cam Air International in 1983 and Spirit of America Airlines in 1985. Withdrawn from use at Greenville-Spartanburg, SC when they ceased operations in 1989. Scrapped in 1993.

Delivered to Pacific Southwest Airlines as L-188C N172PS in 1959. To other owners from 1969. Converted to an L-188C(F) freighter then to LACSA as TI-LRN in 1976. Returned to the lessor as N172PS in 1977 then to Hawaiian Airlines as N340HA in 1978 and Zantop International Airlines in 1980. Stored at Detroit -Willow Run from 2002. Flown to Keystone Heights, FL for Buffalo Airways in 2015. Stored with engines removed.

First delivered to TEAL Tasman Empire Airways (ZK-TEB "Atarau") in December 1959. The airline, renamed Air New Zealand in 1865, sold it to California Airmotive (N33506) in 1972. Converted to a L-188C, Nordair added it to their fleet in September 1972. Stored in July 1976, the aircraft was sold via American Jet Industries to Reeve Aleutian Airways in April 1978 (N178RV). Leased to Northwest Territorial Airways (first as N178RV, later C-GNWC) 1986 - 1988. Atlantic Airlines bought and ferried it to Coventry where it was stored until 2010. Buffalo Airways acquired it in 2010 registered C-FIJX.

Delivered to Eastern Air Lines as N5523 in 1959. To Zantop International Airlines in 1977 and converted to an L-188A(F) freighter in 1978. Destroyed in a fatal crash at Chalkhill, PA in 1984.

First flight 16 Jul 1959 as N6118A. Delivered to American Airlines on 25Jul 1959. To McCulloch International Airlines on 10 May 1972. To Pacific Southwest Airlines in Dec 1977. To Evergreen International Airlines in Feb 1979. Reregistered to N5534 in Apr 1979 and converted to a freighter. To the Argentine Navy as 0793 / 6-P-104 on 09 Sep 1983. WFU 28 Oct 2002 total hours 34,581. Preserved in Apr 2008 at the Museo de la Aviacion Naval, Bahia Blanca.

New to Eastern Al as N5527 on 16 Apr 1959. To SAM Colombia as HK691 on 27 Nov 1970. Back to Eastern as N99583 on 23 Mar 1977 and onwards to Aeroservicios de California as XA-SAM in Apr 1977. To American Jet Industries (AJI) on 07 Feb 1978 and converted to a freighter. To Hawaiian Air Cargo as N346HA on 14 Nov 1978. To Zantop International on 02 Feb 1980. Leased to Fred Olsen from Aug 1995 to Aug 1996. To TMC Airlines on 01 Nov 1998. Airline ceased ops in 2005 and it was noted at YIP without props on 31 Aug 2005. To Buffalo Airways for spares. To Keystone Heights Airport FL 14Nov 14 stored.

Seen on our airside coach tour of LAX. First flight 16 Jul 1959 as N6118A. Delivered to American Airlines on 25Jul 1959. To McCulloch International Airlines on 10 May 1972. To Pacific Southwest Airlines in Dec 1977. To Evergreen International Airlines in Feb 1979. Reregistered to N5534 in Apr 79 and converted to a freighter. To the Argentine Navy as 0793 / 6-P-104 on 09 Sep 1983. WFU 28 Oct 2002 total hours 34,581. Preserved in Apr 2008 at the Museo de la Aviacion Naval, Bahia Blanca.

Delivered to Eastern Air Lines as N5525 in 1959. To Reeve Aleutian Airways in 1977 then converted to a freighter for Hawaiian Airlines in 1978. Reregistered as N344HA in 1979. To Zantop International Airlines in 1980 then to TMC Airlines in 1998 who ceased operations in 2005. Stored at Detroit-Willow Run. To Air Spray as C-GKIL in 2011 then reregistered as C-FDTH in 2012.

Delivered to American Airlines as N6130A in 1960. To McCulloch International Airlines in 1972 then to Pacific Southwest Airlines in 1975, Evergreen International Airlines as N5532 in 1979 and to Galaxy Airlines in 1983. Destroyed in a fatal crash after takeoff from Reno, NV in 1985.