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The final flight of the Martin Mars to its new home at the British Columbia Aviation Museum received quite a bit of media attention and several new videos posted on YouTube.
While scrolling through these videos, we found one with a tour of the interior of the great aircraft posted by VMC Aviation.
This 'Hawaii Mars' (C-FLYL) video was taken September 10, 2015 at Sproat Lake SeaPlane Base on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
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CF- TOB - May 1971
at Toronto original Terminal 1 Photo by Russell Sutherland
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C-FTOB - May 14, 1989 at Calgary
Photo courtesy of Steve Aubrey
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N621FE - Federal Express - July 6, 1991 at Frankfurt
Photo courtesy of Danny Grew
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TF-ABR - Saudi Arabian Airlines - March 31, 1997 at Geneva
Photo courtesy of Marco Dotti
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 The 41st World Airline Road Race will be held in Auckland, New Zealand
October 4 - 6, 2024. Contact:
worldairlineroadrace.com for full details.
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CF-FUN on approach at London-Gatwick
July 1972 Photo by Richard Vandervord
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 Of the many airlines that have passed into Canadian aviation history, Wardair seems to be the most fondly remembered. We have enjoyed watching the catalogue of well-crafted videos that have been posted over the years. Click the YouTube icon to view a list of videos for your enjoyment.
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See also a few past NetLetter feature stories on the Wardair legacy.
NetLetter #1336 - History of CF-FUN (pictured above), the only B-727 operated by Wardair.
NetLetter #1449 - A tribute to Max Ward.
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 Terry Baker, co-founder of the NetLetter scours the internet for aviation related Trivia and Travel Tips for you, our readers, to peruse.
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The final list of tails
Click the images for larger view.
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Answer to the tails in NetLetter #1540
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 Air Georgian was a privately owned charter airline based at Toronto Pearson International Airport that operated from 1994 until 2020.Between 2000 and 2020 its main business was operation of certain Air Canada Express routes.
Air Georgian began as an airport developer in 1985. It began commercial operations in 1994 and subsequently developed its commercial air carrier business, which as of 2011 represented 87 percent of its total business.
In 1997 It became a code share partner of Canadian Airlines, operating under the banner of Ontario Regional.
In 2000 Air Georgian became a Tier III partner of Air Canada and operated as Air Alliance. Ceased operations in May 29, 2020, after a sale of its assets to Pivot Airlines.
Source: Wikipedia
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Images of Beechcraft 1900D C-GWGA in various liveries while operated by Air Georgian
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Canadian Airlines colours Toronto - June 16, 2000 Photo by Konstantin von Wedelstaedt
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Air Alliance colours Montreal - July 7, 2008 Photo by Pierre Gillard
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Air Alliance colours
'Operated by Air Georgian' visible under the window
Hartford, Connecticut - May 25, 2009
Photo in Public Domain
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C-GWGA is currently operated by Sky Jet and flying for Air Liaison.
Photo by Pierre Gillard
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The RAPCAN News October 12, 1999
By Jim Griffiths
The bird strike stories reminded me of an incident that happened to my brother in Vancouver enroute to Victoria in a Viscount. They realized they'd hit bird on landing and asked if they could go out with the DOT truck to retrieve and identify the corpse. It turned out to be a nice fat pheasant which had flown up and hit its head on the underside of the wing thus killing itself. The bird, except for a major head wound was otherwise in perfect condition.
With the approval of the DOT, the aircraft which had sustained no damage and crew proceeded to Victoria with the offending carcass and had the chef at the layover hotel prepare it for their dinner.
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