319b. CF-NAL 2 Lockheed L1049H Super Constellation Nordair PIK 25AUG65

            Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 27-Mar-22 (DeNoise AI).

I noticed while I was cleaning the spots and scratches off this scan that the aircraft is fitted with a main deck cargo door.  It's only taken me 50 years to realise that!

This was quite a 'late build' Super Connie and was delivered to National Airlines as N7133C in Oct-57.  It was stored at Miami 6 years later.

It was sold to the International Aviation Corporation in Dec-64 and leased to Nordair Canada as CF-NAL.  It was briefly wet-leased to Eastern Provincial Airways between Nov-68/Feb-69 and sold to Canairelief Ltd in Apr-69, still as CF-NAL.

It was suspected of being involved in gun-running in Biafra and was abandoned at Sao Tome in Jan-70 along with sister-ship CF-NAM.  Both were seen still at Sao Tome in poor condition in 2013.  One being used as part of a restaurant and the other now forms part of a house.

Update:  52 years since they were abandoned at Sao Tome and they are still there (see photos below).  In a sad state but still there and being used as part of a restaurant.  Amazing!  Many thanks to Goncalo Guimaraes for the update, 27-Mar-22.

Taken on: August 25, 1965

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