In airline service with Northwest Airlines 1959 - 1972, this Electra was one of three bought by Nordair. Two (CF-NAY and CF-NAZ) were modified for ice reconnaissance. Nordair was bought by CP Air in 1986 and became one of the airlines that merged to form Canadian Airlines in 1987. The ice reconnaissance Electras were retired by 1990 and this one was last with Legion Express as N188LE. The aircraft was broken up at Miami Opa Locka and the registration cancelled in 2017.