Photographer: Al Rodriguez. K25 slide scan. Delivered to Out Island Airways as VP-BDJ June 1973, merged into Bahamasair July 1973, reregistered C6-BDJ 1975. Cascade Airways N218CA 1981, leased to Challenge Air 1986, stored 1987. Zircon Aviation 1989, Jet Fleet N97JF 1991, stored 1992. Tikal Jets TG-TJF 1994, stored Guatemala City 2003, scrapped 2004.

Ex American Airlines N5043. Later with Cascade Airways as N218CA and then a whole bunch of odds & ends after that until retired circa 2002 as TG-TJF. When on my first visit to Miami in March 1976, I flew Miami-Nassau on this aircraft (in the old livery).

In the earlier Bahamasair livery. I had flown Miami-Nassau on this a/c back in March 1976.

Climbing out of MIA, this 1-11 was delivered new to AA in late 1966 as N5043. Other regns carried were VP-BDJ, N218CA, G-BSXK and TG-TJF.

Seen soon after repaint into the latest c/s, this 1-11 was ex N5043 of American and returned to the US register in 10.84 as N218CA, joining Cascade Airways in Seattle. Ended up with Tikal Jets as TG-TJF in 6.94, wfu at Guatemala City 1.03 and later b/u. Sister-ship C6-BDP followed the same path through life (AA/Bahamasair/Cascade/Tikal)