Sold as N145GT in 1981. In NASA service used for ice ridge experiments. Photo from: National Archives at College Park, Maryland

May 1955 to USAF as 53-7804. Converted to JC-131B from May 1956 to Oct 1968. With NASA as N635NA from Sep 1976 to Dec 1980. Registered as N145GT by Georgia Institute of Technology on Feb 1981. Various operators until Oct 1995 registered as G-FZSO for AllCanada Express. However, while still seen 16 years later the plane has such register, it is not clear if ever really operated by company. Back US register same month. W/O 2019-Feb-08 when due engine problems ditched to the Atlantic Ocean about 50km (30 miles) east of Opa Locka (OPF/KOPF) where it attempt to do emergency landing.

Delivered to the USAF as 53-7804 in 1955. To NASA as N635NA in 1976, Georgia Institute of Technology as N145GT in 1981 and Aeroservicios Trans Caribbean Airlines as HR-ASR in 1992. Reregistered as N145GT, C-FWMN and back to N145GT in 1995. Destroyed when it ditched into the Atlantic Ocean in 2019.

Owned by the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), with "Georgia Tech Airborne Electronics Laboratory" titles.

This old warhorse built in 1955 has been a resident at Opa-locka since August 2008 and still looks in reasonable flying condition. (Canon 40D 145mm)

Just one of a number of beautiful old Convairs to be seen at Opa-locka. Faded remains of the reg C-FZSO are still visible on the rear fuselage.

Stored for a number of years at OPF, this classic Convair was restored by Florida Air Transport for hauling freight to the Bahamas and other Caribbean destinations. The aircraft is being painted in quasi-USN colors and props were out for overhaul the day of my visit.

Stored for a number of years at OPF, this classic Convair was restored by Florida Air Transport and is currently (2017) hauling freight to the Bahamas and other Caribbean destinations.

One of three former U.S. Navy C-131 freighters operated by Conquest Air Cargo.

Mechanics were working on this veteran Convair so hopefully she will be back flying soon. Faded remnants of a previous identity, C-FZSO, remain on the right rear fuselage.

Originally 53-7804 and later used by NASA and Georgia Institute of Technology, this C-131 picked up the Honduran registration in late 1992 but remained stored. Becoming N145GT and damaged by a storm while at Gainesville, TX in 2006, she was ferried to Opa-locka in 8.08