Special markings for Expo 86 which was held in Vancouver. Delivered to CP Air as CF-CPV in 1969. Reregistered as C-FCPV after 1973. They were renamed to Canadian Pacific Airlines in 1986 and merged into Canadian Airlines International in 1987. To Braathens SAFE as N197JQ in 1988. To Air Service Nantes as F-WGTP for hushkit testing then F-GGTP and to Pacific Airlines in 1992. To Holiday Air as TC-RAF in 1996 then to Continent Air Paris in 1997 and Westjet as C-FGWJ in 1998. Used as a ground trainer at Calgary from 2002. Still there in 2021.

Inaugural service. CF-CPR crashed landing in bad weather at Tokyo-Haneda on February 9, 1950. Overran runway into bay. Photo from: State Library of New South Wales

"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.