
June 1958 to June 1964
Trans-Canada Air Lines (TCA)
CF-TIA - c/n 309 - a V.757 series Viscount
Canada registered
May 1957
An order was placed by Trans-Canada Air Lines (TCA) for a fifth batch of thirteen Type 757 aircraft as a follow on from the previous Type 724 and Type 757 orders.
This was the thirtieth built.
The total order for Type 757 aircraft reached thirty six in May 1957.
Production Order No. F30/757. Sales Order No. F30/76B. Stock Order No………
7 June 1958
First flight from Hurn Airport, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England.
It was fitted with Rolls-Royce Dart RDa3 Mark 506 engines.
12 June 1958
Aircraft passed off by TCA inspectors as completed and ready for delivery.
It was painted in the later 'white top' livery.
13 June 1958
Departed from Hurn Airport, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England on delivery to Trans-Canada Air Lines (TCA) with fleet number '645'.
After refuelling at Prestwick Airport, Ayrshire, Scotland it continued on to Keflavik Airport, Iceland (742 nautical miles) where it stopped overnight.
14 June 1958
Departed from Keflavik Airport, Iceland to Bluie West 8 (BW8) Airfield, Sondre Stromfjord, Western Greenland (804 nautical miles), Goose Bay Airport, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (872 nautical miles), Dorval International Airport, Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada (810 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.
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.
31 August 1960
Total time 6,083 hours and 5,402 total landings.
1 June 1964
Transferred to Air Canada due to a corporate name change.
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