Former BOAC 747 delivered December 7, 1973, G-AWNO flew it's last revenue flight October 31, 1999. The aircraft was scrapped in Roswell, NM the same year.

As 44-92847 , this C-47 was the lead aircraft opening the D-Day Invasion. It dropped paratroopers of the 101st Airborne behind Utah Beach just before 1AM on June 6, 1944. Sold surplus in 1946, it became NC88874 with United Gas Corporation. Pictured in the transient cargo area at Toronto, I did not have time to find out about the significance of the feathered propeller on the left engine. The aircraft was restored for the 75th anniversary of of D Day and is current with the American Airpower Heritage Museum at the time of uploading.

This former Wien Consolidated / Wein Air Alaska 737 (N2711R) was the first 737-200C off the production line. It was delivered October 30, 1968 and is pictured leased to Quebecair 1984 - 86. To Aloha Airlines as N801L 1986 - 95, the aircraft went to Africa as 9J-AFW with Aero Zambia. After a lease to Interair South Africa (1996 - 99), it was stored in 2000 until broken up in 2014 at at Polokwane International Airport in South Africa.

Hiller Aircraft's Model 1100 was one of three winning designs in the US Army Light Observation Helicopter - LOH program. Five helicopters were built as the YOH-5 to competed against the Bell YOH-4 and Hughes YOH-6 for production orders.The YOH-4 was eliminated and Bell went on to develop it into the civil Model 206 JetRanger. Hughes won the contract by under bidding Hiller. Fairchild bought Hiller in 1964 and the company developed their design as the FH-1100 for the civil Market. CF-DAL was in Canada with Geophysical Energy and Surveys 1967 - 75. It went to the USA registered N5594 until 2018.

Delta Airlines was a rare visitor to Toronto, especially with a DC-8, so this evening sighting was most welcome. N805E was delivered to Delta in November 1959 with early Pratt & Whitney JT3C engines. It was later converted to a DC-8-50 with higher by-pass JT3Ds before sold to F B Ayer in 1980. The aircraft was set to go to TAE - Trabajos Aéreos y Enlaces S.A as EC-DKH but was not take up. It was stored at Paris - Charles de Gaulle until scrapped in 1985.

Former "Clipper Splendid" with Pan American World Airways 1959 - 70 as N721PA, Dan Air acquired this 707 in 1971. Later leased to British Airways and British Airtours 1978 - 79, it was meant to be registered N80703 for a lease in Miami, FL at the end of 1979 that did not happen. The aircraft was broken up at Lasham in 1983.

Ex N344DJ and N140NT. In April 1983 to N39289 and two months later to N716RA. Scrapped in 1988 for spares.

Seaboard World (N125SW) operated this CL-44 1951 - 68. Next leased to TransGlobe Airways (G-AWDK) for a year, the "swing tail" freighter was returned and stored in the UK. Acquired by Tradwinds in February 1969, it's pictured on a rare visit to Toronto. It was sold to Bayu Indonesia Air in 1979 and became PK-BAZ. Operated until it was stored in 1986 at Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport in Jakarta, it was broken up there around 2004.

This Jet Commander was first delivered to Radley Investments as CF-KBI in January 1969. Temporarily registered N27TC after sold to US re-sellers in September 1973, the jet became CF-EYG with Comstock International in November 1973. The aircraft struck the ground at Winnipeg doing a visual approach on May 26, 1978. There was fog in the area at the time, but luckily the two crew and one passenger survived..