Aviation Memorabilia Newsletter

 

In our  'Subscriber Feedback' section, David Hykle mentions a B-727 briefly owned by the Vancouver Canucks Hockey Club. Its Canadian registration was 'C-GVCH' (Vancouver Canucks Hockey?). 

 

Boeing serial #18853, line #189 was originally delivered to United Airlines in October 1965 under registration N7046U. Rzjets.net shows the aircraft was acquired by Allegheny Airlines (later USAir) in October 1978. 

 

It was bought by Vancouver Canucks Enterprises in October 1983 and remained with the team until March 1985 when it was acquired by Avensa of Venezuela. It was withdrawn from service in March 1993 and broken up.

The Canucks also used an Orca Bay Boeing 727-200 in the mid-1990s. By the mid 2000s, the Canucks contracted an A319 in the Air Canada Jetz fleet. I remember it quite well because it frequently overnighted in YVR during hockey season.

 

N7046N at New York - LaGuardia
August 1989

 

Photo courtesy of Paul Seymour

 

 

C-GVCH still in USAir colours

Vancouver 1983

With CP Air B-747-200 C-FCRE, Fin # 744, on right

 

Photo courtesy of Gary Vincent