Registration / Serial: | ZS-KFA |
Aircraft Original Type: | Convair 240 |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Convair 340/440/540/580/640 (C-131) |
Aircraft Version: | Convair 580 |
C/n (msn): | 385 |
Operator Titles: | Namib Air |
Aircraft Name: | Oranjemund |
City / Airport: | Walvis Bay (WVB) |
Country: | Namibia |
Photo Date: | January 1989 |
Photo from: | Kjell O Granlund Collection |
Photo ID: | 803744Submit Correction |
View count: | 20 |
Built as a 440-32 and first flown 28 Dec 1956 and delivered to Braniff as N3435 3 Jan 1957. To Allegheny Airlines 16 Apr 1962, then to PacAero Jan 1967 and converted to a 580. Re-registered N5826, 21 June 1967. To Great Lakes Dec 1976, then North Star before sold to Consolidated Diamond Mines of South Africa Oct 1978 and operated by Namib Air. To Kelowna as C-FKFA 10 June 1991 and converted to freighter. To SNAS Worldwide as HX-SN11. To Air Chathams as ZK-CID 20 Sept 2004. Withdrawn from use at Palmerston North Oct 2007 and used for spares. Photographer unknown
Registration / Serial: | ZS-KFA |
Aircraft Version: | Convair 580 |
C/n (msn): | 385 |
Operator Titles: | Namib Air |
City / Airport: | Walvis Bay (WVB) | Country: | Namibia |
Photo Date: | January 1989 |
Photo from: | Kjell O Granlund Collection |
Registration / Serial: | ZS-KFA |
Aircraft Original Type: | Convair 240 |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Convair 340/440/540/580/640 (C-131) |
Aircraft Version: | Convair 580 |
C/n (msn): | 385 |
Operator Titles: | Namib Air |
Aircraft Name: | Oranjemund |
City / Airport: | Walvis Bay (WVB) |
Country: | Namibia |
Photo Date: | January 1989 |
Photo from: | Kjell O Granlund Collection |
Photo ID: | 803744Submit Correction |
View count: | 20 |
Built as a 440-32 and first flown 28 Dec 1956 and delivered to Braniff as N3435 3 Jan 1957. To Allegheny Airlines 16 Apr 1962, then to PacAero Jan 1967 and converted to a 580. Re-registered N5826, 21 June 1967. To Great Lakes Dec 1976, then North Star before sold to Consolidated Diamond Mines of South Africa Oct 1978 and operated by Namib Air. To Kelowna as C-FKFA 10 June 1991 and converted to freighter. To SNAS Worldwide as HX-SN11. To Air Chathams as ZK-CID 20 Sept 2004. Withdrawn from use at Palmerston North Oct 2007 and used for spares. Photographer unknown
Registration / Serial: | ZS-KFA |
Aircraft Version: | Convair 580 |
C/n (msn): | 385 |
Operator Titles: | Namib Air |
City / Airport: | Walvis Bay (WVB) | Country: | Namibia |
Photo Date: | January 1989 |
Photo from: | Kjell O Granlund Collection |