Fin #308 was a bit of a rarity among the Air Canada B-747 fleet. It was the only one of the -100 or -200 series not originally delivered to AC. The first two of the -200M series, C-GAGA, Fin # 306 and C-GAGB, Fin # 307, were delivered new to AC in 1975 and 1979, respectively.
Fin #308 was also a B-747-200M combi with main deck cargo door and was originally delivered to Qantas in October 1977, registered VH-ECA and named 'City of Sale' (Sale is a city in the Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria).
It was acquired by AC in late 1987 and delivered in January 1988 after major overhaul and painting by QF. Qantas was disposing of its 17 original Pratt & Whitney-powered B-747-200s around that time, replacing them with new Rolls-Royce-powered aircraft.
It remained in the AC fleet until January 20,1999 when it made its last revenue flight on AC425 (Montreal - Toronto). It was then ferried to Marana, Arizona for storage. There have been reports of sightings in the desert still with the AC green tail, however I could not find any photos. It was broken up in 2011.
Source for additional info and several photos:
Special thanks to Ken Pickford for the suggestion and research.
