Talk:St. Lucia Airways

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Latest comment: 20 days ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Due to the somewhat slippery nature of this particular airline, I have retained the aircraft registrations in the Fleet section, contrary to WP:REGISTRATION. This gives a starting point for anybody wishing to follow up on the limited information provided.

For instance; is the Lockheed L-100-20 an ex-military C-130? No, you can see at a glance it was previously C-FPWN, which quickly directs you to Pacific Western Airlines, a perfectly legitimate Canadian airline that was a regular visitor to Gatwick and other UK airports in the 1960s-80s. At the other end, you can also find that after its time with St. Lucia Airways it went to Tepper Aviation, another CIA operation, flying as a 'grey ghost' until it crashed in Angola in 1989. What was it doing in Angola? Well, I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you. Sorry!

Moving to the Boeings; it also means that if you find a photo of Boeing 707 J6-SLR, you know you have stumbled upon a very rare thing. Whereas the Boeing identified in the fleet list (J6-SLF) has been captured on film many times, this outfits 'other' 707 remained almost invisible. Perhaps it was flying under the radar.

Of course, none of this can be added to the article itself, but identifying some of the registrations might be considered useful by some readers.

WendlingCrusader (talk) 16:53, 29 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

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