RARE CLASSIC WORKHORSE! Air Creebec Hawker Siddeley HS-748 action in Timmins (YTS)

With great delight I finally got the Air Creebec hawker!

The Hawker Siddley HS-748 is a turbo-prop aircraft built between 1960 and 1988. A total of 380 were built by the british manufacture; Hawker Siddley. There have been several Canadian operators of the aircraft throughout the years who have used the aircraft mainly for cargo operations.
However as of 2022, only 7 are left on the Transport Canada registry but even less are still flying.

Wasaya Airlines has 5 on the registry (however only 3 of the fly). They operate them out of Pickle Lake (YPL) and Red Lake (YRL).

Air Creebec is a regional airline based in Montreal (YUL), Val-d'Or (YVO) and Timmins (YTS). They operate a fleet of 14 Dash 8-100's, 2 Dash 8-300's and most interestingly 2 (+1 inactive) HS-748 for their cargo operations. Their HS-748 operates cargo flights from Timmins to Moosonee (YMO), Fort. Albany (YFA) and Attawapiskat (YAT) mainly.
With a total of only 5 active (3 Wasaya and 2 Air Creebec) HS-748 left in Canada, and this will only decrease as the aircraft ages and parts become harder to find; I knew I had to catch these classic birds in action... So here it is! Both Air Creebec Cargo HS-748 in action in Timmins, Ontario (YTS).

Back in 2016, Air Inuit use to operate the HS-748 on cargo runs in the Nunavik region of Quebec.
They would only fly to Montreal on rare occasions for maintenance. Its last visit was in 2016 with C-FDOX (it was also the last time I have seen an HS-748) before it was sold to Air Creebec who now uses it for
parts to keep their current 2 Hawkers active.
Borth of Air Creebec's HS-748's transport essential cargo to remote communities in Northern Ontario. These aircraft serve as a life line for these communities, who rely on these cargo flights.
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Airport: Timmins Victor M. Power Airport - YTS / CYTS

Airline: Air Creebec Cargo
Aircraft: Hawker Siddeley HS-748 Series 2A (A748)
Flight: YN640, YN650, YN651, YN641
Callsign: Cree
Registration: C-FPJR and C-FLIY
Date: October 11 2022

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