North Star 17515 shows it is in urgent need of some TLC outside the Canada Aviation Museum at Rockcliffe in 2005.

ex G-ALHK. Broken up in EKCH 1965

ex G-ALHT. Became G-ALHT again in 1964, broken up 1966 at Redhill, UK

ex G-ALHU. Broken up in EKCH 1965

Broken up at Redhill, England, in 1966

from my collection, photographer unknown

Taken on strength in 1948 and the flag on the tail indicates it was carrying UN troops and supplies to the Belgian Congo. Struck off strength at CFB Mountainview in 1964 and scrapped.

Taken on strength in 1948 and the flag on the tail indicates it was carrying UN troops and supplies to the Belgian Congo. Struck off strength in 1966 and registered CF-UXB. Damaged beyond repair landing at Sarasota/FL on 17 September 1971.

Broken up in May 1970 at East Midlands Airport in May 1970 when operated by British Midland Airways

from my collection, photo most probably by S.Ryle

This aircraft was delivered to BOAC on 18th October 1949 as "Aeolus" and was used on the East African royal tour in April 1954. It was sold to the Royal Rhodesian Air Force in December 1959 as serial 179, later changed to 600-M and VP-YZM. Restored as G-ALHW to Air Links Ltd. in July 1964 ownership was transferred to Transglobe Airways Ltd. in August 1965. In October 1965 it was ferried to Redhill and then to Castle Donnington in March 1966 where it was broken up to provide spares for the British Midland Airways Canadair fleet. (Info from Larry Milberry's excellent "The Canadair North Star").

Canadian AF 17514 was transferred to the Aeronautical Establishment as CF-SVP-X in 1965. Fitted with tailboom for magnetic survey gear, for mapping of the earth's magnetic field, and to develop submarine detection gear. Last operational flight as such on 8 May 1975. Offered for sale in November 1978, and sold to Aircraft Salvage of Dallas Inc. in February 1979. Became N8022L in August 1979 (registration in very small print on the tail in this photo). Alledgedly used for smuggling in the Caribbean during the early 1980s. Stored (possibly seized) at Great Inagua, Bahamas, and broken up there in the early 1980s.

taken by my late father on one of his rare airport visits in the late 1950s

Overseas Aviation ceased operations in August 1961 and most of their fleet of former Trans Canada Airlines Canadair DC4M and C-4 North Stars ended up in storage at Coventry. CF-TFT was one of the first to be ferried from Gatwick on 21st October 1961. Having failed to attract a buyer, the aircraft was broken up in 1965.

Later to Derby Airways whose name changed to British Midland on 1 October 1964. Withdrawn from service in October 1967.

Delivered to the RCAF as 17515 in 1948. Retired at Rockcliffe by 1971 and preserved. The only survivor of the type.

from my collection, photographer not known, aircraft was delivered to BOAC around 1949 as G-ALHV, sold to Aden Airways in 1960, wfu at Derby-Burnaston by the end of 1964

from my collection, photographer unknown

Later to Derby Airways which was renamed British Midland Airways. Crashed in Stockport on approach to Manchester on 4th June 1967