A genuine CC-106 Yukon delivered to the RCAF as 15925 in 1961 and acquired by AER on 13.11.70. Crashed in an aborted t/o at MIA just a month after this photo (27.9.75) after the ground crew failed to remove the gust lock on the right elevator; 4 of 10 survived but the aircraft burnt out after hitting a canal bank at the end of 27L

A trip in an Auster afforded this unusual view. First reg to Canadair 4.63 as CL-44D-8 CF-PBG-X, to Loftleidir TF-LLF and converted to the stretched CL-44J 1966. To Cargolux 4 months before this shot and then sold as N4993U in 1976, later becoming TL-AAL, 5A-CVB, 5A-DGJ, 9Q-CQS and lastly EI-BRP with Aer Turas 1.86. Bought by Heavylift 5.89, wfu SEN 11.90 and b/u 8.92

Just over a year after my Southend shot as N3951C. W/o as 9Q-CTS in DRC during 2.02

N1001T with FTL 12.64; to TMAC 11.71 and then became the well-known Redcoat aircraft G-BRED in 8.80. To N106BB 11.83 then EL-AMC, 7Q-YMS and TN-235. Burnt out Kinshasa while operated for the Congo AF on 14.4.00 after ammunition caught fire in a nearby warehouse - also destroyed CL-44 3C-ZPO (c/n 24), 'Congo Army' Caravelle 9Q-CZZ, Govt of Congo 707 9Q-CGC and An-28 9Q-CZL

These bizarre "RAF Air Support Command" marks were applied for a film while 'ZH was in a derelict state at STN. Quite who would have been fooled by the huge roundel on the tail is hard to see; note the serial 'XV196' borrowed from a Herk (which incidentally was still active at the time of the photo). Formerly Flying Tigers' N452T, she was bought by Transmeridian Air Cargo 29 Jan 1972 and known by them as 'Hangar Queen' - a name that should have been heeded as after returning to service she crashed in the sea just after take-off from Kai Tak on 2 Sep 1977.

First flew 4.2.62 and to Flying Tigers as N448T. Rolled out at Southend for TAC as G-AWWB on 22.1.69 and re-reg VR-HHC 28.11.75. To N908L 23.4.80 and scrapped Greensboro NC 1995.

Moody Gatwick shot of the former N127SW which was first registered G-AWGS when leased to Transglobe in 4.68. Bought by Tradewinds in 4.69 and operated till 3.80 when sold to Westinghouse as N907L. Last owner was Blue Bell Aviation from 3.90 but next month she was broken up at Dallas-Love

Previously N1002T with Flying Tiger and G-AZML with TMAC, bought in 10.80 by AEI (which changed name to Aeron International in 10.85) and continued to be seen regularly at Stansted. To Blue Bell Aviation (became Tradewinds) and stored at Greensboro, NC from early 1990s. Sold to a Zaire company in 1996 then to Trans Lloyd Cargo but remained in store till scrapped in 9.99

Only 39 CL-44s have been built, and this aircraft was the last one. It first flew in March 1965, and was delivered to Loftleidir of Iceland a year later, as TF-LLI. Unfortunately it came to a premature end when it crashed on approach to Barranquilla, Colombia on 6 July 1988.