
March 1957 to June 1964
Trans-Canada Air Lines (TCA)
CF-THE - c/n 222 - a V.757 series Viscount
Canada registered
April 1955
An order was placed by Trans-Canada Air Lines (TCA) for a second batch of three Type 757 aircraft as a follow on from the previous Type 724 and Type 757 orders.
This was the eighth one built.
The total order for Type 757 aircraft reached thirty six in May 1957.
Production Order No. F08/757. Sales Order No. F08/76B. Stock Order No. F01/32B.
24 February 1957
First flight from Hurn Airport, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.
It was fitted with Rolls-Royce Dart RDa3 Mark 506 engines.
2 March 1957
Aircraft passed off by TCA inspectors as completed and ready for delivery.
5 March 1957
Departed from Hurn Airport, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England on delivery to Trans-Canada Air Lines (TCA) with fleet number '623'.
After refuelling at Prestwick Airport, Ayrshire, Scotland it then flew on to Keflavik Airport, Iceland (743 nautical miles) where it was again refuelled and they stopped overnight.
6 March 1957
Departed from Keflavik Airport, Iceland to Bluie West One (BW1) Airfield, Narsarsuaq, Southern Greenland (804 nautical miles), Dorval International Airport, Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada (1482 nautical miles). They must have had a very strong tailwind to miss out Goose Bay!
BW1 was built during WWII to assist the transfer of military aircraft from North America to Europe and was opened in January 1942.
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 March 1957
Entered service after acceptance checks.
10 July 1957
TCA issued instructions that all Viscounts would be repainted in a 'White Top' livery when a suitable maintenance period became available.
6 January 1958
Rear lower fuselage damaged after a tail down landing during a training flight at Malton Airport, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
31 August 1960
Total time 9,365 hours and 7,772 total landings.
1 June 1964
Transferred to Air Canada due to a corporate name change.
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