Last used by Atlantic Air Cargo the aircraft had been withdrawn from use and deleted from the register in July 1998. After being stripped of recyclable parts the airframe was donated to the airfield fire service for training purposes, and its hulk lingered on at Coventry well into the new century.

K25 slide scan. Built 1959 as VH-ECA for QANTAS. Air California N359AC 1967, retired 1969. Ecuatoriana HC-AVX 1971, returned to lessor 1972. Converted to freighter for MCA Leasing 1975 and leased to LACSA as TI-LRM 1976. TPI N359AC 1982, STAF 1986, re-registered F-OGST 1987. Air Bridge 1990, JBQ N359AC 1992, leased to ALM 1993, Air Atlantique G-LOFA 1994. Withdrawn Coventry May 1998 very soon after this image was taken, scrapped 2006. Operating on behalf of TNT.

Registered to Turbopower Inc at the time, although there are small titles on the forward fuselage that read International Airways Inc. It had been a regular at MIA as TI-LRM with LACSA in the period 1976- 1981. To TPI International as N359Q, F-OGST with STAF, again N359Q with JBQ Aviation / ALM Antillean Airlines and, in Nov 93, G-LOFA with Air Atlantique/ Atlantic Cargo/Atlantic Airlines. Retired May 98.

I had seen it and photographed it at Miami in 1978 as TI-LRM with LACSA, and in 1982 as N359AC with Turbopower Inc. It began its career with Qantas in Oct 59 as VH-ECA. Also F-OGST and N359Q before going on the British register initially as Air Atlantique.

Named "Camaquire", after a 16th century Costa Rican king.

Delivered to Qantas 30 October 1959.

The one-time VH-ECA and TI-LRM was acquired by Servicios de Transportes Aereos Fueginos SA of Buenos Aires in 11.86, taking up French overseas registration in 2.87. Became Air Atlantique's first Electra, G-LOFA, in 11.93. Suffered extensive damage on 30.7.96 en route SXF-CGN when explosive decompression opened cargo door in flight. Emergency return to Berlin-Schönefeld, aircraft repaired and returned to service till 1998 when major overhaul needs found to be uneconomic. B/u Coventry 10.02

The first Electra for Qantas, delivered as VH-ECA back in 10.59, went on to Air California as N359AC between 6.67 and 11.69. Sold to brokers but inactive for long periods apart from a lease to Ecuatoriana for six months in 3.71 as HC-AVX. Converted to freighter and acquired by LACSA in 4.76, wfu at MIA 8.81, to JBQ and TPI becoming N359Q and then F-OGST of STAF in 2.87, eventually ending up with Atlantic Airlines as G-LOFA. B/u 2012 after use by the fire service at Coventry