Delivered to Trans Canada AL as CF-TKB in December 1960 and transferred to Air Canada when TCAL was renamed on 1st June 1964. It was re-registered as G-AYFN to Air Holdings in June 1970, leased to Thor Air Cargo as TF-YES in March 1971 but restored as G-AYFN in October 1971. Sold to Air Trader Sweden AB in December 1971 it returned as G-AYFN in March 1973. Sold to Invicta International in October 1973 it served until September 1975 when bought by Europe Aero Service as F-BXAJ. It flew its last service on July 27, 1979 and withdrawn from use at Perpignan and was last noted in one piece in 1985.

Photographer not known. Note that the company livery is incomplete, as no roof titles or "EAS" nose flash are carried. The aircraft had previously been operated by Invicta as G-AYFN and originally by Air Canada as CF-TKB. Both EAS and Invicta used an adaptation of the Air Canada livery, retaining the latter's red cheatline and fin.

Photographer: Alberto Storti.

Photographer: Georgio Salerno.

Basic Air Trader livery

basic Air Trader c/s

Originally CF-TKB. Became G-AYFN June 1970 with Air Holdings, TF-JES Thor Cargo March 1971, G-AYFN Air Holdings June 1971, G-41-1-72 Air Holdings May 1972, SE-FTK Air Trader July 1972, G-AYFN Air Holdings March 1973, Invicta Airlines April 1973, F-BXAJ Europe Aero Service September 1975. Broken up at Perpignan 1980.

Derelict in front of EAS maintenance facilities. Sad fate ....

Standing outside the ATEL hangar, this one-time Air Canada Vanguard (CF-TKB) awaits delivery to what proved to be a very short-lived airline. Last flew with Europe Aero Service in 1979 and was b/u at Perpignan