![Aircraft Photo of OH-LRF | Convair 440-61 Metropolitan | Finnair | AirHistory.net #195776](/photos/0195776.jpg)
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | OH-LRF |
Aircraft Original Type: | Convair 240 |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Convair 340/440/540/580/640 (C-131) |
Aircraft Version: | Convair 440-61 Metropolitan |
C/n (msn): | 447 |
Operator Titles: | Finnair |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | London - GatwickMap |
Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGKK IATA: LGW Local: - Other: - |
Photo Date: | 2 July 1966 |
Photo by: | Tim Martin |
Photo ID: | 195776 |
Photo Comment |
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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. This photo is copyright © Tim Martin, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 17 December 2019, and has since been viewed 374 times. |