C-GAPW, a 737-275 (msn/ln 20922/370), received its certificate of airworthiness on August 29, 1974 and was ferried from Renton, Washington to Pacific Western Airlines which was based in Vancouver, Canada. As time went on, the ownership of C-GAPW changed from America West Airlines to Canadian airlines. Eventually, the aircraft was decommissioned on January 31, 2002 and I purchased the flight deck in May 2002.       C-GAPW had 71,152 flight hours and 74,614 landings prior to her being dismantled.

Photo courtesy of John Kimberly

Photo courtesy of Dan Dertien

 

San Diego - International / Lindbergh Field (SAN / KSAN)
USA - California, April 1993

Photo courtesy of Frank Schafer

Vancouver - International (YVR / CYVR)
Canada - British Columbia, September 1997

 Photo courtesy of Robert Rindt

Photo courtesy of Richard Austen

From the Flight Deck of C-GAPW

Photo courtesy of Richard Austen

Winnipeg - International (YWG / CYWG)
Canada - Manitoba, July 1998

Photo courtesy of Matthew Lee

Winnipeg - International (YWG / CYWG)
Canada - Manitoba, July 1998

Photo courtesy of Matthew Lee

Toronto - Lester B. Pearson International (Malton) (YYZ / CYYZ)
Canada - Ontario, October 25, 1999

Photo courtesy Richard Chase

Toronto - Lester B. Pearson International (Malton) (YYZ / CYYZ)
Canada - Ontario, December 28, 1998

Photo courtesy of Chris McDowell

 

 C-GAPW Tells Her Story

In the Airliners magazine, volume No. 78, the "End Of The Line - Scrapping an Airliner" C-GAPW's tour of duty is documented by Jay Selman.