Aircraft Photo of A2-ABM | Convair 440-75 Metropolitan | Kalahari Air Services | AirHistory.net #19897
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:A2-ABM
Aircraft Original Type:Convair 240
Aircraft Generic Type:Convair 340/440/540/580/640 (C-131)
Aircraft Version:Convair 440-75 Metropolitan
C/n (msn):502
Operator Titles:(Kalahari Air Services)
Location
City / Airport:Tucson - InternationalMap
Region / Country:Arizona, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KTUS   IATA: TUS   Local: TUS   Other: -
 
Photo Date:October 1979
Photo by:Richard Vandervord
Photo ID: 19897
Photo Comment

This was one of the last Convair twins to be built, being accepted by SAS as OY-KPF in 2.58 and sold to Botswana as 3D-ACD in 11.76. Bought by KAS in 5.78 as per this picture but sold to Cochise Airlines by 7.79 as N8042T, passing to Air Resorts Airlines in 11.82. Wfu at Carlsbad, CA 1990 and b/u late Nineties

This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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