Delivered to Sabena as CV-440-12 OO-SCS in 1956. To Frontier Airlines as N73166 and converted to a CV580 in 1968. To other operators from 1984 then to Kelowna Flightcraft as C-GEUZ then C-FHKF in 1999. To Conair in 2000 and converted to a firebomber. Last flight to Victoria, BC for preservation at the BC Aviation Museum in 2022.

Delivered new to SABENA in 1955 as CV440 OO-SCS then sold to Frontier Airlines in 1968 and converted to turbo. Here it has just been imported by Kelowna Flightcraft, along with two others. All three are in Sierra Pacific livery and carry ferry registrations. This one was converted to fire bomber as C-FHKF for Conair then retired in 2022 and donated to the BC Aviation Museum. (For the record the other two were C-GEVB c/n 80, became C-FEKF and C-GEVC c/n 179, became C-FFKF.)

Appropriately sombre weather to mark the last flight for this 1955 built Convair 580. It has just arrived at the B.C. Aviation Museum from its former base at Abbotsford (CYXX). I first saw it as Convair 440 OO-SCS of SABENA on 1 February 1964. Behind is Douglas Invader CF-BMS which is also an ex Conair fire bomber.

The end of the road for the Conair Convair fleet as this was the last season for the aircraft. After serving the province for over 20 years, Tanker 55 will either end up as scrap or in a museum somewhere.

Taxiing to the Customs ramp at ANC.

Originally Convair 440 OO-SCS with Sabena.

HKF, along with KFL and KFB were grounded during the worst wildfire season in British Columbia history due to smoke. Even though it was mid morning it seemed like night time. The next day, the smoke had lifted enough so that they could return to actioning the many fires burning in the area.

Grounded due to no visibility from the many fires in the area

A leased 580 in basic Frontier Commuter livery. Delivered as CV440-12 OO-SCS to Sabena and sold to Frontier in '67, then converted to CV580 in '68.