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Pacific Western Airlines Fleet by rstretton, on Flickr

By 1964 PWA was already a major scheduled operator in Canada and had acquired a reputation for innovation and aggressiveness with their Airbus service a year earlier. 1964 saw the start of Inclusive Tour Charters from Vancouver to Grand Cayman and later Group Charters across the Atlantic to the UK. These services were operated with a pair of DC-7Cs CF-PWD and PWM. The latter had originally been PH-DSB ‘Rode Zee’ with KLM delivered in April 1957 and sold on to Aerodyne in October 1963 as N9610Z. She briefly operated for Fleming Intnl as PI-C573 before joining PWA. Both DC-7Cs were replaced by 707s with PWD leaving in 1967 and PWM in 1969. She joined Concare Aircraft Leasing as N22CA and was leased to Club America Travel in 1970 and Magic Travel Club in 1972 being broken up two years later.




Pacific Western Douglas DC-7C by rstretton, on Flickr

Pacific Western Douglas DC-7C by rstretton, on Flickr

Pacific Western Douglas DC-7C by rstretton, on Flickr

Pacific Western Douglas DC-7C by rstretton, on Flickr

Pacific Western Airlines Fleet by rstretton, on Flickr

Pacific Western Airlines Fleet by rstretton, on Flickr

With the introduction of a pair of ex-Qantas 707-138Bs in 1967 and 1969 PWA was able to expand its IT charters to include Mexico and Hawaii in the winter with several European routes served in the summer. The second 707-138B was returned in 1971 and replaced by a 707-321C in 1972 which opened up the possibility for operating cargo services. Unfortunately this aircraft crashed in early 1973, though she was replaced by a 707-351C almost immediately. Both aircraft continued in service until the late 70s when the charter arm was closed. PWV was originally VH-EBA ‘City of Canberra’ and ‘City of Melbourne’. After her sale in 1978 she became N138TA with Tigerair and later Airmark. Converted as an executive jet for the Saudi Royal embassy as HZ-123 she is now exhibited at the Qantas Foundation Memorial in Queensland.






Pacific Western Boeing 707-138B by rstretton, on Flickr

Pacific Western Boeing 707-138B by rstretton, on Flickr

Pacific Western Boeing 707-138B by rstretton, on Flickr

Pacific Western Boeing 707-138B by rstretton, on Flickr

Pacific Western Airlines Fleet by rstretton, on Flickr

Pacific Western Airlines Fleet by rstretton, on Flickr

For My Other Threads on Canadian Classics see:

Nordair FH-227: http://www.diecastaircraftforum.com/...e-colours.html
Wardair Canada: http://www.diecastaircraftforum.com/...-standard.html

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BWI-ROCman

Thank you, Richard, as always, for great pictures and history. I would love to see Aeroclassics do a PW 767-200 in the final 1980's scheme. I've been watching for the 737's in the final scheme, but they seem hard to come by.

Adrian

Great stuff Richard. The Pacific Western Boeing 707s used to come into London Gatwick on charters during the '60s, so I have the two Aeroclassics models in my collection. Now if only Gemini would correct the nose radome shape on their Hercules model, I would love them to do a Pacific Western Hercules.

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DC-8s still needed to be done in 1/400: Air Ceylon, Air Spain, Seaboard World (-63CF)

Comets still missing- Dan Air (4 & 4C), United Arab Airlines/Misrair/Egyptair, Kuwait AW, Sudan AW, East African AW, Saudi Royal Flt.

Caravelles still not made: Luxair, Air Algerie,SABENA (final scheme), Libyan Arab Airlines, SAS ( SCANDINAVIAN titles scheme)

Ilyushin IL-18s still not made: Tarom (billboard,) Malev (1st scheme),Cubana, Balkan/ Tabso-Bulgarian Air Transport,

Republic DC-9

Looks great Richard and informative as always - your photos always look great, like a magazine ad for Aeroclassics or something.

I got the blue tailed beauty at the last collection sale and love it - the white is nice too as is the piston beauty but I only have so much space.

romeomike

Richard,

love the pictures and the historical look back at these airlines. In the case of PWA, I remember them well and recall that their service to GCM was with the B732, not the DC7. Given the range of the B732, do you know where they stopped to refuel for the YVR-GCM charters?

Kitty Hawk 1903

I have a special place in my heart for PWA. My Mother worked for them from 1978 until the merge with CP Air. And then for Canadian until 1993. Flew them several times. Flew on the B767-200 when it was 2 weeks old. Great write up and photos as always.

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RStretton

Another thread with its text expanded and extra photos added has made it onto the website. Check it out:

Pacific Western: Alberta Pacesetter - Yesterday's Airlines

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Roydair

Check out the Zinc Rot thread and you'll see why....