Aircraft Photo of N5818 | Convair 580 | Aspen Airways | AirHistory.net #19989
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:N5818
Aircraft Original Type:Convair 240
Aircraft Generic Type:Convair 340/440/540/580/640 (C-131)
Aircraft Version:Convair 580
C/n (msn):128
Operator Titles:Aspen Airways
Location
City / Airport:Burbank - Bob HopeMap
Region / Country:California, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KBUR   IATA: BUR   Local: BUR   Other: -
 
Photo Date:September 1979
Photo by:Richard Vandervord
Photo ID: 19989
Photo Comment

National took delivery of this airframe as a CV-340 in 1953. She was converted twice - first to CV-440 and then to a CV-580 in 1966. Sold to Avesca Colombia in 1991 but quickly seized by the Mexican govt. Wfu at Santa Lucia AB in 1993 but sold to Kelowna in 2000 as C-FIWN and most recently flying for Pioneer Air Cargo then Skyforce Cargo as VH-PDX

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

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