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Aviation Memorabilia Newsletter Since 1995

Aviation Memorabilia Newsletter

Since 1995

Terry BakerTerry Baker, co-founder of the NetLetter scours the internet for aviation related Trivia and Travel Tips for you, our readers, to peruse.

Answer to 'Name this propeller aircraft'  in 'Odds & Ends'.

The Lockheed L-188 Electra is a four-engine, turboprop airliner manufactured by Lockheed. It was smaller, quieter, faster, and more economical to operate than the then current four-engine piston aircraft. The Electra can take off fully loaded and make multiple flights without the need to refuel.

In 2023, there are 21 registered in Canada, a mixture of L188A and L188C models. They are currently operated by Airspray, Buffalo Airways and Conair as fire-fighting tankers or as freighters.

In the past they have been operated by several other Canadian carriers including Pacific Western, NWT Air, Nordair and Canadian Airlines (the latter two operators as ice-patrol aircraft for the Canadian government).

Those still operating in Canada are the only remaining airworthy Electras in the world of the 170 built between 1957 and 1961.


Those of you with an interest in the Super Constellation aircraft and, in particular, the Trans-Canada Air Lines CF-TGE presently on view at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, may wish to view these web sites:

www.rbogash.com/connie.html
www.rbogash.com/connie_story.html

tmb 550 cf tge seattle museum

Bali's Abandoned Boeing 737 To Be Turned Into Stunning Luxury Villa

Felix Demin, an entrepreneur, purchased a Boeing 737 in 2021 from an Indonesian company (Mandala Air) that closed in 2014, with the goal of creating a luxury villa in Bali. It will be able to start receiving guests in March 2023.

A night on board will cost you about $7300 USD.

Source: SimpleFlying.com

Editors' Note: Photo is an artist's conception, not the actual aircraft. 

tmb 550 737 bali

Posted by Gordon Olafson on Facebook

Transair Argosy and Lambair DC-3 CF-BFV (rh airstair door only) in Shamattawa First Nation, located in northern Manitoba near Hudson Bay, 1975+ - Scanned from a slide.

transair argosy

Studio apartment for rent in Nice, France – across the street from the yacht club.

Murphy bed, sofa bed, washing machine, fully equipped kitchen, internet, TV, phone, air conditioning, balcony.

For my AC colleagues (retired, active): CDN $475 - $575 per week depending on season plus a one-time cleaning fee of 50 Euros.

For more information and pictures please contact me:

Danielle Bergeron, AC Flight Attendant:

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