rare visitor to Cologne. Operating a charter flight on behalf of the Ford Motor Company.

Newly repainted into Wranglers colours, this is the former G-BRED. Delivered 31 Dec 1964 to Flying Tiger Lines as N1001T. To Transmeridian Air Cargo on 13 Dec 1971 as G-AZKJ. To Redcoat on 07 Aug 1980 as G-BRED. Sold to Blue Bell Aviation Nov 1983 as N106BB and operated for Wranglers. To Wrangler Aviation Jun 1988. Renamed Tradewinds International Air Cargo on 01 May 1990. This was the last US CL-44 in service. Noted stored at GSO on 24 May 1994. To EL-AMC 18 Jun 1997. To 7Q-YMS 30 Jun 1997 for Professional Aviation Charter. To Congolese Air Force 24 Oct 1998 TN-AFP later TN-235. Stored.

New to Flying Tiger Line as N1001T on 31 Dec 1964. To Transmeridian Air Cargo as G-AZKJ on 13 Dec 1971. Merged into British Cargo Airlines on 20 Aug 1979. To Redcoat as G-BRED on 07 Aug 1980. To Blue Bell Aviation as N106BB in Nov 1983. To Wrangler Aviation in Jun 1988. To Tradewinds International Air Cargo by 01 May 1990. To Trans Lloyd Cargo as EL-AMC in Jun 1997. To Professional Aviation as 7Q-YMS on 30 Jun 1997. To The Congolese Air Force as TN-AFP on 24 Oct 1998. Reregistered to TN-235 in Apr 2000. Stored at Brazzaville since 2000.

Taken with my camera by my late father Barry Taylor when on a tour of the Middle East by RAF C-130K Hercules XV219. Delivered to Flying Tiger Line on 31 Dec 1964 as N1001T. Transmeridian bought it on 13 Dec 1971 as G-AZKJ. To G-BRED of Redcoat on 07 Aug 1980. Next to N106BB of Blue Bell Aviation in Nov 1983. To EL-AMC and then 7Q-YMS in 1997. To TN-AFP in 1998 then to TN-235 and stored at Brazzaville in 2000.

Photo by Chris Mak

Delivered to TMAC November 1971, ex-N1001T with Flying Tiger. To G-BRED August 1980.

On overhaul with Aviation Traders Engineering. Delivered to TMAC November 1971, ex-N1001T with Flying Tiger. To G-BRED August 1980.

First flown as CF-PZZ-X in 1964. Operated by Flying Tiger Line as N1001T, Trans Meridian/British Cargo Airlines as G-AZKJ, Redcoat as G-BRED, Blue Bell Inc and Tradewinds as N106BB, Trans Lloyd Cargo as EL-AMC and 7Q-YMS. Bought by Professional Aviation in July 1997 and later to the Congo Government with the registration/serial TN-235 allocated but not used. The aircraft was damaged in a landing accident at Braazaville and remained stored there until scrapped in July 2008

Delivered to Flying Tiger Line as N1001T in 1964. To Trams Meridian as G-AZKJ in 1971 then to Redcoat as G-BRED in 1980. To Blue Bell Aviation as N106BB in 1983 then to Wrangler Aviation in 1988 and Tradewinds in 1990. To EL-AMC then 7Q-YMS in 1997 and the Congolese Air Force as TN-AFP in 1998. Reregistered as TN-235 and damaged beyond repair at Brazzaville in 2000. Still there in 2008.

Stored after retirement by Tradewinds. Delivered to Flying Tiger Line as N1001T in 1964. To Trams Meridian as G-AZKJ in 1971 then to Redcoat as G-BRED in 1980. To Blue Bell Aviation as N106BB in 1983 then to Wrangler Aviation in 1988 and Tradewinds in 1990. To EL-AMC then 7Q-YMS in 1997 and the Congolese Air Force as TN-AFP in 1998. Reregistered as TN-235 and damaged beyond repair at Brazzaville in 2000. Still there in 2008.

Redcoat was a small British cargo airline, initially using Britannias followed by this CL-44.

N1001T with FTL 12.64; to TMAC 11.71 and then became the well-known Redcoat aircraft G-BRED in 8.80. To N106BB 11.83 then EL-AMC, 7Q-YMS and TN-235. Burnt out Kinshasa while operated for the Congo AF on 14.4.00 after ammunition caught fire in a nearby warehouse - also destroyed CL-44 3C-ZPO (c/n 24), 'Congo Army' Caravelle 9Q-CZZ, Govt of Congo 707 9Q-CGC and An-28 9Q-CZL