Built for Piedmont as N701U in 1966 but retained by Fairchild Hiller as N2735R for FH-227B & D development and certification. Converted to a freighter for Nordair as CF-NAK in 1972, The aircraft is pictured after the multiple mergers of Pacific Western and Canadian Pacific Airlines (who had recently acquired Eastern Provincian Airlines and Nordair). The registration was cancelled in January 1988 after delivery of the aircraft to Malmö Aviation as SE-KBR. It was last with Iona National Airways as EI-CAZ operating for DHL from 1991-3.

Originally one of National Airlines fleet of Lockheed Constellations (N7132C) 1957 - 1963. Bought by Nordair in 1965, the aircraft was sold to CanAiRelief in 1969. The aid organization was formed during the Biafrian War to preform humanitarian flights to aid starving civilians. CF-NAK was caught on the ground during a Nigerian air attack and destroyed at Uli airport on December 17, 1969.

from my collection, photographer unknown, delivered to National Airlines Sep 1957 as N7132C, sold to Nordair late 1963 as CF-NAK, sold to CanAiRelief Apr 1969 to serve in the Biafran Airlift operations, w/o in a bomb attack at Uli/Biafra Dec 1969

Originally built for Piedmont in 1966, but Fairchild Hiller needed an aircraft to develop the FH-227B and later the FH-227D and arranged for Piedmont to reschedule. In 1972 a large cargo door was installed and it went to Nordair. Later it flew for DHL in Europe and was WFU at Norwich/UK in March 1993 as EI-CAZ.