Serial #26 Type CL-44D4-1

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Registration Date Event Operator Remarks
N126SW 31.08.1961 First flight Canadair Ltd.
N126SW 07.10.1961 Delivery Seaboard World Airways
N126SW 04.12.1965 Leased Flying Tiger Line Returned to Seaboard World 01.02.1966
N126SW 01.10.1969 Leased Trans Mediterranean Airways Returned to Seaboard World 31.10.1970
G-AWSC 31.10.1970 New owner Tradewinds Airways
G-AWSC 22.12.1974 Landing Incident Tradewinds Airways Written off, Lusaka, Zambia
The aircraft bounced twice on landing and touched down hard, causing the nosegear strut to fail.A fire started in the forward lower freight hold, but was quickly extinguished. The plane was written of and scrapped. The crew of 5 was safe and unharmed.
The CL-44 has a tendency to bounce upon landing because it has no speed brakes to stop the wing from flying after it had touched the ground.