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    Airframe Family: Bristol 100/200/300 Britannia / CL-28/CP-107 Argus / CL-44/CC-106 Yukon
    Latest Model:CL-44D4 Yukon
    Last Military Serial:TN-235 FACon
    Construction Number:37
    Last Civil Registration:TN-235
    Compressed ID:Canadair CL-44D4 sn TN-235 FACon cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:Force Aerienne Congolaise

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    Dates

    Event

    1964

    Constructed as a CL-44D4 by Canadair.

    To unknown owner with c/r C-FPZZ-X.

    1964

    To Flying Tiger Line with new c/r N1001T.

    1971

    To Transmeridian Air Cargo/British Cargo Airlines with new c/r G-AZKJ.

    7 August 1980

    To Redcoat Air Cargo with new c/r G-BRED (CANADAIR CL.44 D.4, 37).

    6 September 1981


    Photographer: Lewis Grant
    Notes: G-BRED Canadair CL-44D-4 Redcoat Air Cargo - Redcoat was a small British cargo airline, initially using Britannias followed by this CL-44.

    March 1982


    Photographer: Reinhard Zinab
    Notes: 1982 photo at Luton when operated by Redcoat Air Cargo

    14 November 1983

    Civil registration, G-BRED, cancelled.

    1983

    To Blue Bell Aviation with new c/r N106BB.

    1988

    To Wrangler Aviation keeping c/r N106BB.

    1990

    To Tradewinds International Air Cargo keeping c/r N106BB.

    15 November 1992


    Photographer: Peter M. Garwood

    5 August 1997

    To A. A. O. C Ltd keeping c/r N106BB.

    September 1997

    To Trans LLoyd Cargo with new c/r EL-AMC.

    October 1997

    To Professional Aviation with new c/r 7Q-YMS.

    1997


    Photographer: Reinhard Zinab
    Notes: 1997 photo at Lanseria Airport, South Africa

    5 August 1997

    Civil registration, N106BB, cancelled.
    Sale reported to a new owner in Miami, FL.

    To unknown owner with c/r TN-AFC.

    By 14 April 2000

    To Africargo Airlines with new c/r TN-235 (Canadair CL-44D4-2, 37).
    Operated for Air Force of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

    14 April 2000

    Written off.
    Summary: The airframe was written off. The event occurred at Kinshasa-NDjili Airport (FIH) (Congo (Democratic Republic)) while standing. Narrative: A major fire erupted in a warehouse on the Kinshasa Airport and spread to a cargo of ammunition, causing several explosions. Some 109 people on the ground are said to have been killed. Several aircraft were damaged or destroyed in the fire. They included a Congo Army Caravelle (9Q-CZZ), a Government of Congo Boeing 707 (9Q-CGC), two Canadair CL-44 planes (3C-ZPO and TN-235) and an Antonov 28 (9Q-CZL)...
    For a complete description of the event read the Aviation Safety Network Report.

    2007

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Force Aerienne Congolaise with s/n TN-235.
    New registration never painted.

    2007

    Damaged.
    Damaged beyond repair on landing at Brazzaville.

    30 January 2014


    Photographer: Reinhard Zinab
    Notes: G-AZKJ - Candair CL-44D4-2 - Transmeridian Air Cargco (TAC) withadditional Tropical Airlines - titlesat London-Stansted Airport (STN) in 1979


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    Print Sources
    Turbo Prop Airlines Production List by J. Roach and A.B. Eastwood

    Internet Sources
    Aviation Safety Network
    Civil Aircraft Register of the World by Pascal Brugier
    Civil Aviation Authority of the United Kingdom
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    RZJets

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    Terry Fletcher
    Mike Henniger

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