This was the first 748 on the Canadian register having been bought from Channel Airways (G-ATEJ) and delivered in December 1967. In the 1980s, when the used prices came down, Canadian operators went for them in a big way as they were ideal for northern service, being ruggedly built and certified for gravel runways. Nothing could touch them until the ATR became affordable, so operators flew them unpressurized to compensate for locally designed large freight doors and to stretch out the airframe fatigue life. The thing that finally did them in was the Dart engines.

Another one the Internet has got wrong. It was imported from the USA in 1960 according to the CCAR. So far- so good. Where the problem comes is other sources say in was exported to the USA in 1963 as N4575C whereas the CCAR shows it cancelled in 1983 which is correct. Paint scheme is light blue/dark blue with a gold or yellow trim.

Registration N321HA quoted for this c/n by various sources. Maybe the A was added later. Sold to Lanica Airlines as AN-ASP in 1976 and WFU in 1978.