| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N5624 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Convair 990 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Convair 990 (Coronado) |
| Aircraft Version: | Convair 990A (30A-5) |
| C/n (msn): | 30-16 |
| Operator Titles: | Modern Air |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | London - GatwickMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGKK IATA: LGW Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | May 1972 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 19683 |
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Modern Air Transport had a base at Berlin Tegel and three of their eight Coronados were at LGW for a West Germany-England soccer match that wet day. The 1973 oil crisis was a blow for these thirsty jets, not helped by rules to fly at a fuel-inefficient height of 10,000ft in the Allied air corridors over East Germany. Modern hoped to switch to DC-8s and DC-9s but ceased flying in 1975. N5624 went to Nomads as N990E, then Galaxy. Wfu at FLL in 12.85, to Christ is the Answer in 1990 - obviously not as scrapped 4.91 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 842 times. |