Delivered to Braniff Airways as CV340-32 N3425 in 1953. To Frontier Airlines in 1965. Converted to a CV580 and reregistered as N73301 in 1966. To Sierra Pacific Airlines in 1974. To Kelowna Flightcraft as C-FEKF in 1999 then to Conair in 1990 and converted to a firebomber. Damaged beyond repair when it ran off the runway while landing at Manning, AB in 2016.

Leased from Sierra Pacific Airlines Dec 1988-Dec 1990

Abbotsford is air tanker Heaven. Here is tanker 45 sitting at the Forest Service Tanker Base ready for fire season. Tank capacity is 7,950 litres of retardant.

The group was on standby after much fire action recently

Sitting ready with partner C-FFKF

Tanker 45, minus its retardant tank, waiting for the fire season.

Delivered as a Convair 340-32 N3425 to Braniff in 06.53. To Frontier Als as N73301 in 12.65 and converted to CV-580. Bought by Sierra Pacific in 11.74. Stored at SLC in 06.94.

On May 5, 2016 the aircraft was damaged beyond repair in a landing accident at Manning Airport, AB, Canada. Both crew members survived.