Former Aero OY Finnish Air Lines / Finnair (OH-LRF 1957 - 72) and Stellar Air Transport (LN-MTT 1972 - 74) was sold in the USA as N90447 before coming to Canada in 1978. Pictured stored on the ramp, the aircraft never entered service before Harrison Airways ceased flying. The taped on registration below the aft door has already fallen off and it would become N440AD with Aerodyne. Last with SASA - Servicios Aéreos Santa Ana (CP-2256) , it was written off after a forced landing in open country near near Colquemarca, Peru on September 14, 1993.

Harrison Airways acquired two Convair 440s from Scandinavia in the mid-1970s. The first, CF-HAF (msn 432), was painted in the airline's blue and white colour scheme. The second, C-GBHA arrived at YVR in Stellair colours with the Canadian registration crudely applied on the rear fuselage with tape. This 440 never entered service with Harrison Airways before bankruptcy. Sold to Aero Dyne Corp of Renton, Washington as N440AD and later flown by Airways Int'l. and Trans Texas Air Freight. Sold to Peru in 1988 and to Bolivia in 1992 as CP-2256. It crashed on Sep. 14, 1993 near Colquemarca, Peru.

slide scan from the NK collection. - Finnair operated nine Convair 440s between 1953 and 1980; six came new from Convair's San Diego factory, one was acquired second-hand from Alitalia, and two were transferred from Karair. OH-LRF was built in 1957 and made a winter visit to Munich-Riem in old Finnair colours. Eventually, the airframe was registered as CP-2256 and lost during an emergency landing in Bolivia in September 1993.

To Finnair in August 1957 as OH-LRF. To LN-MTT in December 1972. To Allegheny airlines in May 1974 as N90447. To American Jet Industries in June 1974 and Concare Aircraft Leasing in March 1975. To Harrison Airways in November 1975 as C-GBHA. To Aero Dyne in November 1978 as N440AD. To Leasco Financial Corp. in January 1982, YAC Aircraft in April 1983, Saeta Aircraft Parts in April 1984. To Airways Int'l in July 1984. To Trans Texas Air Freight in June 1988. to Aero Norte in July 1988 as OB-T1326. To SASA in September 1992 as CP-2256. Written off during a forced belly landing in September 1993.

Airways International logo on tail. Acquired Jul 84. Sold to Trans Texas Air Freight Jun 88. The name on the aircraft was that of the owner's son.

A little Problem with the Engine? Behind an another Convair, OH-LRE.

One of Finnair's Convair 440s on a charter to here instead of the usual Heathrow. Delivered in 1957 it was sold to Norway in 1972 then went to the USA, then Peru and finally crashed in the Andes mountains in 1993 while en route to Bolivia.

Sold in Peru as OB-T1326 in 1983.

Later LN-MTT, N90447, C-GBHA, N440AD, OB-T-1326, OB-1326. [Yashica D]

Airways International logo on the tail. Originally Finnair's OH-LRF delivered 8/57. Other regns worn include LN-MIT, N90447, C-GBHA and CP-2256. Damaged beyond repair in an emergency landing near Coloquermarca, Peru Septembet 14, 1993.

Delivered to Finnair in August 1957, serving them until sale in December 1972. It wears the original "Aero OY" title in the fin band. Also visible are Vickers Vanguard 951 G-APEB of BEA, British Eagle Britannia and a Douglas DC-8-43 of Alitalia.

Once well-known in Europe as Finnair's OH-LRF from new in 1957, this Convair was written off ferrying to Bolivia as CP-2256 for SASA on 13.9.93. Two hours after take-off from Lima, the crew realised that the magnetic compass was broken. Due to low fog the crew were not able get a visual fix so they climbed to FL180 to locate the Cordillera Mountain range. When the engines started to backfire, a belly landing was safely made in open countryside