| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | C-GGWJ |
| Fleet number: | 537 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Convair 240 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Convair 340/440/540/580/640 (C-131) |
| Aircraft Version: | Convair 580 |
| C/n (msn): | 127 |
| Operator Titles: | Air Ontario |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Toronto - Lester B Pearson InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | Ontario, Canada |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: CYYZ IATA: YYZ Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 30 May 1986 |
| Photo by: | Roger Syratt |
| Photo ID: | 505862 |
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Built in 1953 as N73142 a CV340 for United Airlines, it was converted to a CV580 by Pacific Airmotive at Burbank in 1967 and acquired by Air Ontario in 1984. It was bought by Canair Cargo in 1990 but from there its ownership becomes confused, however what is known is that in November 1992 C-GGWJ, hotly pursued by Canadian Armed Forces CF-18 fighters, landed at Casey Emergency Airstrip north-east of Montreal and was found to be loaded with 4,343 kilos of cocaine flown from Colombia and said to have a street value of C$ 2.7 billion. The aircraft was later flown out and broken up at St. Jean, QC. This photo is copyright © Roger Syratt, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 12 October 2022, and has since been viewed 590 times. |