| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | C-GBFA |
| Fleet number: | 402 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Avro 748 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | British Aerospace BAe-748 |
| Aircraft Version: | British Aerospace BAe-748 Srs2B/FAA |
| C/n (msn): | 1781 |
| Operator Titles: | Thunderbird Tours / First Air |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Vancouver - InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | British Columbia, Canada |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: CYVR IATA: YVR Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | August 1994 |
| Photo by: | Gary Vincent |
| Photo ID: | 447912 |
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Originally delivered to Cascade Airways in December 1981, First Air acquired this HS-748 in 1988 after Cascade's bankruptcy and liquidation. Pictured leased to Thunderbird Tours in Vancouver, it was mainly flown to fishing lodges on British Columbia's south coast. The airliner was returned to First Air after Thunderbird's operating license was suspended . After further service in Canada's north, First Air flew the aircraft to Carp, Ont in 2002, stored as a source of spares for their last HS-748. It was broken up after 2006. This photo is copyright © Gary Vincent, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 20 March 2022, and has since been viewed 289 times. |