C-FTOB Boeing 747-133 - Air Canada & Wardair
Always looking for aircraft with interesting lifecycles, I was quite surprised to find a Boeing 747 that flew in both Air Canada & Wardair livery.
Boeing line #121, CF-TOB was delivered to Air Canada on March 18, 1971. It was re-registered as C-FTOB (Fin #302) in 1978. It was sold to Guinness Peat Aviation (GPA) in 1983 and left the fleet.
After a few short term leases (as registration EI-BRR), it returned to Canada under its original registration (and fin #) with Wardair on October 28, 1986.
In keeping with Wardair's tradition of naming aircraft, it was named for World War 1 flying ace H. A. Doc Oaks.
It was acquired by ATASCO Leasing of the United States and leased to Federal Express in June 1990. However, as seen in the photo below, it does not seem to have undergone a cargo conversion. Actually, it returned to Canada, and passenger service, with charter operator Nationair in December 1992.
Its final registration was TF-ABR with wet-lease operator Air Atlanta Icelandic and it was primarily operated by Saudi Arabian Airlines.
It was withdrawn from service and stored at Marana Pinal Airpark in December 1999; it was broken up in 2003.
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