
March 1957 to June 1964
Trans-Canada Air Lines (TCA)
CF-THF - c/n 223 - 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 ninth one built.
The total order for Type 757 aircraft reached thirty six in May 1957.
Production Aircraft No. 182 - the 182nd production 700 series Viscount built,
was the 141st Viscount fuselage assembled at Hurn, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England,
and the 137th Viscount assembled at Hurn, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.
Production Order No. F09/757. Sales Order No. F09/76B. Stock Order No. F04/32B.
11 November 1956
Fuselage assembly commenced at Hurn Airport, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.
17 December 1956
Fuselage to Erecting Shop 'E' at Hurn Airport, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.
10 March 1957
First flight from Hurn Airport, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.
It was fitted with Rolls-Royce Dart RDa3 Mark 506 engines.
11 March 1957
Aircraft passed off by TCA inspectors as completed and ready for delivery.
14 March 1957
Departed from Hurn Airport, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England on delivery to Trans-Canada Air Lines (TCA) with fleet number '624'.
After refuelling at Prestwick Airport, Ayrshire, Scotland it then flew on to Keflavik Airport, Iceland (743 nautical miles) where it stopped overnight.
15 March 1957
Departed from Keflavik Airport, Iceland to Bluie West One (BW1) Airfield, Southern Greenland (804 nautical miles), Goose Bay Airport, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (672 nautical miles), Dorval International Airport, Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada (810 nautical miles).
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 July 1957
TCA issued instructions that all Viscounts would be repainted in a 'White Top' livery when a suitable maintenance period became available.
March 1959
Noted back at Hurn Airport, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England undergoing modification work with Vickers.
31 August 1960
Total time 9,107 hours and 7,476 total landings.
1 June 1964
Transferred to Air Canada due to a corporate name change.
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