CL44-Heavylift-EI-BND-02
Air Foyle HeavyLift was an aviation company based in Bishop's Stortford, United Kingdom. It specialised in heavy air cargo services.
4K-GUP (Canadair C-44D4-2 Conroy Skymoster c/n 16) was delivered in August 1961 to Flying Tigers Line as N447T. In December 1968 it was sold to Conroy Aircraft Co. for conversion to CL-44D2-2 Guppy and then leased to TAC Transmerifian Air Cargo from July 1970. In June 1979 the plane was leased to British cargo Airlines and then, since March 1980, stored. In August 1982 the aircraft was acquired by Heavylift Cargo Airlines as EI-BND and in December 1993 leased to Buffalo Airways. From August 1997 it was leased as 4K-GUP to Azerbaijan Hava Yollari that in April 1998 sub-leased to Baku Express. From August 1998 to August 1999 it was leased as 9G-LCA to First International Airways and then stored at MQY. In December 2002 the plane was leased by Johnsons Air and since December 2006 it returned to Heavylift Cargo Airlines as RP-C8023 to be stored at BOH due to regulatory issues.
CL44-Heavylift-EI-BND-02
Air Foyle HeavyLift was an aviation company based in Bishop's Stortford, United Kingdom. It specialised in heavy air cargo services.
4K-GUP (Canadair C-44D4-2 Conroy Skymoster c/n 16) was delivered in August 1961 to Flying Tigers Line as N447T. In December 1968 it was sold to Conroy Aircraft Co. for conversion to CL-44D2-2 Guppy and then leased to TAC Transmerifian Air Cargo from July 1970. In June 1979 the plane was leased to British cargo Airlines and then, since March 1980, stored. In August 1982 the aircraft was acquired by Heavylift Cargo Airlines as EI-BND and in December 1993 leased to Buffalo Airways. From August 1997 it was leased as 4K-GUP to Azerbaijan Hava Yollari that in April 1998 sub-leased to Baku Express. From August 1998 to August 1999 it was leased as 9G-LCA to First International Airways and then stored at MQY. In December 2002 the plane was leased by Johnsons Air and since December 2006 it returned to Heavylift Cargo Airlines as RP-C8023 to be stored at BOH due to regulatory issues.