
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | 51-7899 |
Alternate Serial: | 0-17899 |
Aircraft Original Type: | Convair 240 |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Convair 240/600 (C-131/T-29/Samaritan) |
Aircraft Version: | Convair VT-29B |
C/n (msn): | 311 |
Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | MildenhallMap |
Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGUN IATA: MHZ Local: - Other: - |
Event: | Armed Forces Day 1972 |
Photo Date: | 14 October 1972 |
Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
Photo ID: | 20747 |
Photo Comment |
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Seen at her home base during an Open House held unusually late in the year, this shiny-looking VT-29B of the 513th Air Base Sqdn made her last flight to Duxford on 29.6.75 on donation to the IWM, but unfortunately was neglected and scrapped in the Nineties This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 20 November 2017, and has since been viewed 457 times. |