Delivered new in 1975 to Wien Air Alaska and here operated by NWT Air, complete with the gravel runway kit. The livery is that adopted by Air Canada Connector airlines. I was told that when Air Canada got involved with NWT they didn't want to be associated with the old Electra fleet, then in service, and forced NWT to switch to the B737. Routes that were flown non-stop with the Electra then had to make tech. stops for fuel. Enthusiasts in Sweden and the UK benefited though as five of the Electra fleet ended up there.

After flying with Wein Air Alaska (1975-85) as N4052W, AirCal and American Airlines (1985-88), NWT took delivery of this cargo 737 in November 1988 for it's expanding fleet. Air Canada sold the partner airline to First Air in the summer of 1998 and the two merged. On August 20, 2011 while conducting an ILS approach to remote Resolute, Nunavut, the 737 initiated a go-around. Unfortunately, it was too late for it's position and the aircraft flew into high ground and crashed.

Ex N4952W, registered to NWT Air 3rd Aug 1989 and transferred to First Air June 1998. flight 6560 CYZF-CYRB was destroyed when it flew into terrain while on approach to CYRB. During the approach to Runway 35T, the aircraft struck a hill about 1 nautical mile east of CYRB. 20th Aug 2011