End of Atlantic Electras

[Garry Russell]

I queried this back in Sep or so when one went to Canada and I no longer saw any

The only one shown as current is G-FIZU but that went to Canada yesterday (1 Feb)

So it appears that now they are finished.

[DaveB]

Well.. they are finished if they've gone to Canada

I know.. I shouldn't scoff really as that's another 'classic' gone from our shores but somehow.. nah.. pointless opening old wounds again

ATB

DaveB

[Paul K]

I saw one of them at Belfast airport a few years ago, ( too far away to see which one though ) . I'll always have a ''soft' spot for the Electra, as it was the first aircraft I ever threw up on.

[austerdriver]

Sounds like the Electra's from the UK will end up in Canada working as fire tankers or freighters. Possibly with Air Spray or Buffalo Airways.

[Garry Russell]

The two recently sold went to Conair

[austerdriver]

I forgot about Conair. They have quite a few Convair fire tankers.

[DarrenL]

The two recently sold went to Conair

Yeah I heard Nicolas Cage was wanting to make a sequel

[Garry Russell]

You say that

Someone on PPrune read it had gone to Conair and replied how it was his favourite film and a great about sequel etc but considered the $4 million paid was too much for a film company to pay

[airboatr]

wasn't there a plane crash at the end?

Dave right... it is a gonner.

[Garry Russell]

Yep.....landed in the Las Vegas street