| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | CF-TIF |
| Fleet number: | 650 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Vickers Viscount |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Vickers Viscount |
| Aircraft Version: | Vickers 757 Viscount |
| C/n (msn): | 386 |
| Operator Titles: | Air Canada |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | LondonMap |
| Region / Country: | Ontario, Canada |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: CYXU IATA: YXU Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | February 1970 |
| Photo by: | Gary Vincent |
| Photo ID: | 682085 |
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Ready for start - typical out station scene. Delivered to Trans - Canada Airlines March 28, 1959, Air Canada withdrew CF-TIF April 23, 1973. Stored at Winnipeg before being sold to Aldair in 1976 for spares. Spending two years in open storage before being worked on, it was instead sold to Zaire Aero Service (9Q-CPY). Sold to Zairean Airlines in 1981, the aircraft suffered a nose gear collapse in 1989. Repairs started, but stopped in 1992, Withdrawn from service after propellers and one engine were removed by 1995, the aircraft was broken up at Kinshasa in 1997. This photo is copyright © Gary Vincent, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 28 April 2024, and has since been viewed 182 times. |