| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N5813 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Convair 240 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Convair 340/440/540/580/640 (C-131) |
| Aircraft Version: | Convair 580 |
| C/n (msn): | 130 |
| Operator Titles: | Commuter Airlines |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Washington - Ronald Reagan NationalMap |
| Region / Country: | Virginia, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KDCA IATA: DCA Local: DCA Other: - |
| Photo Date: | September 1979 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 19403 |
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Originally delivered as a CV-340 to National in 1953 and sold to Allegheny in 1960, she later underwent two conversions, first to CV-440 and then to turboprop in 1966. Bought by Commuter in 3.78; airline name changed to Freedom in 5.80 and sold to Air Ontario in 10.84 then EAT as OO-HUB in 3.88 for operation by DHL. Leased by Swiftair as EC-GSJ to continue DHL work; ferried to Columbus-Rickenbacker in 4.06 to become N590X but stored in 2010 still with Spanish reg. This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 18 November 2017, and has since been viewed 844 times. |