This Merlin-powered Canadair Four wears Derby Airways titling and the red colour scheme of its previous owner, the bankrupt Overseas Aviation. Taxying out to begin an inclusive tour service to Europe. Company name changed to British Midland on 1 October 1964. Withdrawn from service in October 1967.

"Empress of Vancouver" was delivered to CPAL in early 1949 and operated on their trans-pacific routes to Japan and Australia. It crashed whilst landing in bad weather at Tokyo on 9 February 1950. Obtained from the airline over 50 years ago.

The last remaining North Star is undergoing restoration in the Reserve Collection hangar at the Canada Aviation Museum.

Royal Canadian Air Force Merlin-powered North Star on finals to Ringway to pick up RCAF pilots who had flown a batch of Sabre 2's to Manchester from Canadair's Montreal plant. 17514 served from 03.48 until sale as CF-SVP-X in 09.65.

Delivered to the Royal Canadian Air Force in March 1948. By 1971 retired and stored in a snowdrift at the Rockcliffe museum.

The unforgettable sight of a DC-4 taxiing to the soundtrack of a Lancaster! This Argonaut was built in 1947 and served the RCAF till 1966. Here on one of her last ever journeys, with the Air Turks "AT" logo on the fin, she was stored at Sarasota soon after this slide was captured and sadly broken up during 1976

Not long for this world, the once-proud ex-BOAC apprentice training Argonaut sits forlornly in its fire practice position. Finally broken up around 1982

After service with the RCAF, the National Research Council took this aircraft in 1965 as CF-SVP-X and fitted it with extensive magnetic anomaly equipment for experimental work, flying her for ten years. Sold in 11.78, by this time the world's last flying example of the type. Owned by Aircraft Salvage of Dallas, and allegedly used for smuggling in the Caribbean until 1980. Then scrapped in the early part of the decade at Greater Inagua Island, Bahamas.

Wears Derby Airways second (blue) scheme in the year before the airline's name change to British Midland.

Merlin-powered Canadair C-4 retaining the overall colours of Overseas Aviation but with Derby Airways titles. On final approach to Manchester Ringway's Runway 24 at the end of an Inclusive Tour Flight from southern Europe.

This Merlin-powered North Star, seen being serviced at Heathrow North, served TCA from April 1948 until November 1961, initially on Transatlantic routes and later within North America.

Royal Canadian Air Force C-54GM North Star of the Experimental & Proving Establishment parked in the uncompleted central area of Heathrow in 1954. It is fitted with an observation position on the forward upper fuselage. Delivered in February 1948 and lost in a hangar fire at Montreal's Dorval airport on 19 March 1956.

Ex Trans Canada Airlines CF-TFG 1949-1961 and XA-NUW of LAUSA. Used as a restaurant on the edge of MEX airport. Destroyed by fire in 1999.

This Canadair Four served BOAC from July 1949 until April 1960. After a brief period with Overseas, it flew for British Midland from October 1961 until crashing in Stockport on approach to Ringway on 4 June 1967. It is seen operating a holiday flight to Ostend.

"Astra" flies the flag on arrival at Heathrow North from one of the UK colonies, having shut down the two outer Merlins.