319a. CF-NAL 1 Lockheed L1049H Super Constellation Nordair Canada PIK 05JUN65
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 27-Mar-22 (DeNoise AI).
This was quite a 'late build' Super Connie and was delivered to National Airlines as N7133C in Oct-57. It was stored at Miami 6 years later.
It was sold to the International Aviation Corporation in Dec-64 and leased to Nordair Canada as CF-NAL. It was briefly wet-leased to Eastern Provincial Airways between Nov-68/Feb-69 and sold to Canairelief Ltd in Apr-69, still as CF-NAL.
It was suspected of being involved in gun-running in Biafra
and was abandoned at Sao Tome in Jan-70 along with sister-ship CF-NAM. Both were seen still at Sao Tome in poor condition in 2013. One being used as part of a restaurant and the other now forms part of a house.
Update: 52 years since they were abandoned at Sao Tome and they are still there (see photos below). In a sad state but still there and being used as part of a restaurant. Amazing! Many thanks to Goncalo Guimaraes for the update, 27-Mar-22.
319a. CF-NAL 1 Lockheed L1049H Super Constellation Nordair Canada PIK 05JUN65
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 27-Mar-22 (DeNoise AI).
This was quite a 'late build' Super Connie and was delivered to National Airlines as N7133C in Oct-57. It was stored at Miami 6 years later.
It was sold to the International Aviation Corporation in Dec-64 and leased to Nordair Canada as CF-NAL. It was briefly wet-leased to Eastern Provincial Airways between Nov-68/Feb-69 and sold to Canairelief Ltd in Apr-69, still as CF-NAL.
It was suspected of being involved in gun-running in Biafra
and was abandoned at Sao Tome in Jan-70 along with sister-ship CF-NAM. Both were seen still at Sao Tome in poor condition in 2013. One being used as part of a restaurant and the other now forms part of a house.
Update: 52 years since they were abandoned at Sao Tome and they are still there (see photos below). In a sad state but still there and being used as part of a restaurant. Amazing! Many thanks to Goncalo Guimaraes for the update, 27-Mar-22.