Rebuild of c/n 96 which had been damaged by fire. Delivered to Union Producing as CV340-42A N8444H then converted to a CV440 in 1956. To North Central Airlines in 1965. Converted to a CV580 in 1969. North Central merged into Republic Airlines in 1979. Damaged in an accident at Brainerd, MN in 1983. Sold and rebuilt. To Aero Quetzal as TG-MYM in 1988. Returned and stored at Tucson in 1989. Registered as N8444H in 1992. To Kelowna Flightcraft as C-FCIB in 1995 then to Air Chathams as ZK-CIB in 1996. Last flight to Wanaka for preservation in 2022.

Photographer unknown

Ex TG-MYM, returned to lessor as N8444H 20th March 1992 and after a few years of storage and maintenance it became C-FCIB 26th July 1995, then to Air Chathams as ZK-CIB 10th June 1996

Owner by Jay Dee Aircraft Supply Co. Returned from lease to (or repossessed by) owner Jay Dee Aircraft Supply Co. To Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter mid 95 as C-FCIB. To Air Chathams May 96 as ZK-CIB. Noted on a short local flight (from/to Auckland) Jan 2020.

Ex Coastal Air. Became TG-MYM with Aero Quetzal.

Delivered new to North Central in 05.56 as CV-440 N8444H. Converted to CV-580 05.69. Merged into Republic 07.79. To Aeroquetzal 01.87 but then stored at Tucson. To C-FCIB with Kelowna in 07.95.

Transitioning from TG-MYM to C-FCIB via N8444H and undergoing import inspection at Kelowna Flightcraft facility.

Photographer: Peter Miche.

N28341 Douglas DC-3 Dakota (3278) was gracing the small ramp. My heart goes where the wild goose goes, well "Herman" anyways! N8444H c/n 96 a Convair 340-42A. Her career started in 1953 heading to Philipppine Airlines as PI-C342, but ended as N8420H still a Convair 340 on 20 October 1955 at Shereveport, Louisiana where she was damaged by fire. Rebuilt as a Convair 440 she served as N8444H (327A) ; was converted to a Convair 580 (PAC166) 01 May 1969 then after service with Republic Airlines went to TG-MYM before returning to the US and N8444H until she went to C-FCIB then on to become ZK-CIB.

Pacific Airmotive conversion number PAC166

Here is N8444H Convair 440-42 (327A) of North Central Airlines awaiting my presence at Cleveland - Hopkins -KCLE, Ohio. 0n 27 August 1966 I flew on her operating as flight "NC806" for the twenty-nine minute journey to Detroit - Metropolitan. By 28 August 1968, I was at Aberdeen, South Dakota. I had just come off N8444H Convair 440 Metropolitan (327A) of North Central Airlines "NC763" completing my leg number twelve on this airframe in two days, it was a good time to get off and stretch my legs as I had to travel two more to Bismark and finally end up at Minot.