Registration |
Date |
Event |
Operator |
Remarks |
N447T |
24.07.1961 |
First flight |
Canadair Ltd. |
|
N447T |
16.08.1961 |
Delivery |
Flying Tiger Line |
|
N447T |
01.12.1968 |
New owner |
Conroy Aircraft Co. |
Converted to CL-44-O "Oversize" |
N447T |
26.11.1969 |
First flight |
Conroy Aircraft Co. |
The Aircraft was badly damaged during flight testing and almost crashed due to impropper handling by FAA pilots. |
N447T |
08.07.1970 |
Leased |
Trans Meridian Air Cargo |
Delivered to Stansted as "Conroy 103". Named "Skymonster" and later "Bahamas Trader". First commercial service TO754 Stansted - Teheran. |
N447T |
|
Operator changed name |
Transmeridian Air Cargo |
|
N447T |
|
New Livery |
Transmeridian Air Cargo |
|
N447T |
01.12.1978 |
New owner |
Heavyweight International |
Leasing company bought aircraft but same operator |
N447T |
30.06.1979 |
Operator changed name |
British Cargo Airlines |
|
N447T |
14.03.1980 |
Stored |
British Cargo Airlines |
Last service: Kano-Stansted. Withdrawn from service and stored. |
EI-BND |
01.08.1982 |
New owner |
Heavylift Cargo Airlines |
Delivered 11.08.1982 |
EI-BND |
25.10.1993 |
Stored |
Heavylift Cargo Airlines |
Last operational HLA959 Beauvais-Southend. Withdrawn from use and stored. |
EI-BND |
29.12.1993 |
New owner |
Bufallo Airways |
Bought by the leasing company ILG/LCA and leased. |
4K-GUP |
01.08.1997 |
Leased |
Azerbaijan Airlines |
New lease. |
4K-GUP |
23.04.1998 |
Leased |
Baku Express |
Titles removed in Southend |
9G-LCA |
08.08.1998 |
Leased |
FIA - First International Airlines |
|
9G-LCA |
18.12.1998 |
Stored |
FIA - First International Airlines |
Withdrawn from service and stored. |
9G-LCA |
14.04.1999 |
Resumed Service |
FIA - First International Airlines |
|
9G-LCA |
03.08.1999 |
Stored |
FIA - First International Airlines |
Aircraft was overhauled and later stored at Smyrna, TN, USA. |
9G-LCA |
03.08.1999 |
Test Flight |
FIA - First International Airlines |
Testflight from Smyrna, TN, USA.
Currently stored at Bournemouth Hurn Airport, UK. See Survivors page for further details.
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