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    Airframe Family: Lockheed L-188 / P-3 / CP-140
    Latest Model:L-188A Electra
    Last Military Serial:FAE1040 FAE
    Construction Number:1040
    Last Civil Registration:C-GFQA
    Latest Owner or Location:Air Spray (1967)

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    Dates

    Event

    1958

    Constructed as a L-188A.
    Lockheed 188A 1040

    From 29 April 1959 to May 1970

    To Braniff with new c/r N9701C.

    Circa May 1959


    Photographer: Midway Airport historians

    26 May 1970

    To FB Ayers and Associates, keeping c/r N9701C.

    From May 1970 to 1972

    Leased to US Department of the Interior.

    27 February 1975

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Fuerza Aerea Ecuatoriana with s/n FAE1040.
    Also wore civil registration HC-AZT.

    1 April 1986

    To Varig with new c/r PP-VNK.


    Photographer: Reinhard Zinabold
    Notes: PP-VNK - Lockheed L-188A Electra - VARIG at Rio de Janeiro - Santos Dumont Airport (SDU)

    1 November 1993

    To Fi Air with new c/r 9Q-CDU.

    30 November 1999

    To Air Spray (1967) Ltd, Penhold, AB with new c/r C-GFQA.

    2000


    Photographer: Reinhard Zinabold
    Notes: 9Q-CDU - Lockheed L-188A Electra - Filairstored at Red Deer Airport (YQA) in September 2000 - awaiting conversion to aerial tanker for Air Sprayc/n 1040 - built in 1959 for Braniff - operated by Filair between 01/1993 and 2000 - stored at Red Deer - converted to tanker 2001 by Air Spray as C-GFQA but w/o 7/16/03 Cranbrook, Canada -

    6 November 2000

    To Air Spray (1967) Ltd, Edmonton, AB keeping c/r C-GFQA.

    7 August 2001


    Photographer: Tim Martin
    Notes: 2001 photo at Kamloops, BC

    By 16 July 2003

    To Air Spray (1967) keeping c/r C-GFQA.

    16 July 2003

    Crashed.
    Summary: The airframe was destroyed. There were two fatalities. There were 38,775 hours on the airframe at the time. It was a local fire fighting flight from Cranbrook Airport, BC (YXC/CYXC), Canada. The accident occurred at 4,6 km (2. 9 mls) S of Cranbrook, BC (Canada) while maneuvering. Narrative: Several small forest fires had erupted near Cranbrook and the Air Spray Electra Tanker 86 was called in to fight the fires. Accompanied by a Turbo Commander the Electra took off from Cranbrook at 12:10...
    For a complete description of the event read the Aviation Safety Network Report.

    22 April 2013

    Civil registration, C-GFQA, cancelled.


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