CF-TOA - Air Canada's first Boeing 747
The reprint of Bill Norberg's memories of the delivery of Air Canada's first Boeing 747 got me wondering the lifecycle of the first B-747 to enter service with a Canadian airline.
Line #104, MSN 20013 was delivered to Air Canada on February 11, 1971, registered as CF-TOA fin # 301.
I have only vague memories of seeing this aircraft and I know that I never had the opportunity to fly on it. I do recall a seeing a few aircraft with the patch of black between the windshield and the radome.
As per Planespotters.net, the aircraft remained in service with AC until leased Global International Airways of Kansas City in June 1983. It was briefly returned to AC (photo below) before being sold to Guinness Peat Aviation and going through a series of leases under various registrations until scrapped sometime around 1995.
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