on tour with the late John Denver

Departing from runway 24 at Schiphol.

K25 slide scan. Built 1959 as N129US for Northwest. From 1970 further registrations N777DP, PT-DZK, N8LG, N360Q, N360WS, N360Q. Air Spray C-GYVI 2003. Leased by JBQ to Hunting 1994. Seen about to be marshalled out of its parking stand on a DHL flight the Electra's stub wings and powerful appearence are prominent.

K25 slide scan. Built 1959 as N129US for Northwest. From 1970 further registrations N777DP, PT-DZK, N8LG, N360Q, N360WS, N360Q. Air Spray C-GYVI 2003. Leased by JBQ to Hunting 1994, inscrpiption on nosewheel door reads "Operated on behalf of HUNTING CARGO AIRLINES IRELAND". The Electras woud usually only appear on DHL night parcels flights but during the winter months fog or snow at the destination occasionally enabled daylight phtography.

Registered to Cathedral of Tomorrow at that time. Originally NW ship - N129US, later PT-DZK of Pignatari! It later became N360WS and N360Q with a diverse array of operators, before becoming C-GYVI of Air Spray in January 2003. Although a 1959 build, this aircraft remains in service in 2021 with Air Spray.

N129US with Northwest Airlines until Jan 70. A few operators later, in Dec 76, it was registered to the Cathedral of Tomorrow / Rex Humbard Foundation. Rex Humbard was an American Evangelist who became famous with his TV shows. The flags on the aircraft represent all the counties it (and the foundation) visited. By the time this photo was taken it was owned, since Sep 81, by National Leasing Corporation. To TPI International Apr 85 and re-reg N360Q 3 months later. It then went on to fly with a myriad of operators and several registrations until stored at Red Deer AB 2007 as C-GYVI Air Spray.

Operated from at least three continents as a passenger, VIP and cargo plane before being converted (again) into an airtanker. That role ended after about two years already due to corrosion. She has donated many useful parts since then.

Much cooler than a biz-jet!

The aircraft had been leased to, and was still in the basic Air Bridge Carriers (UK) c/s.

Basking in the Brisbane sunshine.

End of operational life for this former airtanker Electra, due to corrosion found in the wings. Its underbelly tank has already been removed. It served as an airtanker with Air Spray only briefly, for about two years.

Departing in the last rays of sunlight, operating a Channel Express service to Cologne.

Shown outside the QANTAS Freight Terminal after a morning storm.

Photographed from a set of Qantas air stairs in the early morning light. This aircraft was previously N129US with Northwest.