This has an early example of the gravel runway kit as indicated by the modified nose gear and deflector tubes on the engine intakes of this Boeing 737. Only two months old when snapped here, 'TAN changed hands several times, ending up in Indonesia where it was damaged beyond repair in a hard landing in 2005. For some reason I did not upload this when I first joined AH. Maybe I thought it was over-represented. However Flightradar24 published this photo on 15Aug25 imbedded in an article called 'Canada's 737-200s: keeping the classics alive' and credited to JetPhotos - Tim Martin Collection. This is false since I have no account with JP so it must be a (c) trick of some kind. Result is I decided to redress the balance and add it to AH.

Delivered to Transair April 14, 1970, this 737 passed on to Pacific Western Airlines when the two merged in 1979. After a lease to Markair, the aircraft moved on to Aloha Airlines from 1987 - 1996 before coming back to Canada as C-FJLT with Canair Cargo / Royal Aviation / Canada 3000. Finally sold to Tri-MG Airlines as PK-YGM in October 2002, the freighter was damaged beyond repair striking a water buffalo on the runway January 4, 2005 at Banda Aceh, Indonesia during tsunami relief operations.

The "Fort William" taxiing from the gate for departure. Later regns include C-FTAN, N803AL, C-FJLT, PK-LIH and PK-YGM.

Delivered new to Transaiur in April 1970 and named "Fort William". The aircraft is fitted with nosewheel protection gear for landings on gravel runways. To Pacific Western on merger in November 1979.