February 1957 to June 1964
Trans-Canada Air Lines (TCA)
CF-THD - c/n 221 - a V.757 series Viscount
Canada registered
August 1954
An order was placed by Trans-Canada Air Lines (TCA) for an initial batch of seven Type 757 aircraft as a follow on from the previous Type 724 order.
This order was placed before they had received their first Type 724!
This was the seventh one built.
The total order for V.757 aircraft reached thirty six in May 1957.
Production Order No. F07/757. Sales Order No. F07/76B. Stock Order No. F02/32B.
16 February 1957
First flight from Hurn Airport, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.
It was fitted with Rolls-Royce Dart RDa3 Mark 506 engines.
22 February 1957
Aircraft passed off by TCA inspectors as completed and ready for delivery.
26 February 1957
Departed from Hurn Airport, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England on delivery to Trans-Canada Air Lines (TCA) with fleet number '622'.
After arriving at Prestwick Airport, Ayrshire, Scotland they refuelled and stopped overnight.
27 February 1957
Departed from Prestwick Airport, Ayrshire, Scotland to Keflavik Airport, Iceland (743 nautical miles) where they again refuelled and continued on to Bluie West 8 (BW8) Airfield, Sondre Stromfjord, Western Greenland (880 nautical miles).
BW8 was built during WWII to assist the transfer of military aircraft from North America to Europe and was opened in October 1941.
They then departed to Goose Bay Airport, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada but had to return to Bluie West 8 (BW8) Airfield for some reason where they stopped overnight.
28 February 1957
Departed from Bluie West 8 (BW8) Airfield, Sondre Stromfjord, Western Greenland, Frobisher Bay Airport, Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada (486 nautical miles), Dorval International Airport, Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada (1,110 nautical miles).
The cabin seating was installed in Canada, as the seats used by TCA were of American manufacture.
The cabin was fitted out with 44 seats which was a reduction from the original 48 seat specification and provided more leg room.
This was heavily marketed and resulted in a high load factor compared to the 18 seat Douglas DC-3 that it replaced on some routes.
10 July 1957
TCA issued instructions that all Viscounts would be repainted in a 'White Top' livery when a suitable maintenance period became available.
31 August 1960
Total time 9,434 hours and 7,825 total landings.
1 June 1964
Transferred to Air Canada due to a corporate name change.
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