Aircraft Photo of C-GDTD | Convair 580 | Great Lakes Airlines | AirHistory.net #21726
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:C-GDTD
Fleet number:070
Aircraft Original Type:Convair 240
Aircraft Generic Type:Convair 340/440/540/580/640 (C-131)
Aircraft Version:Convair 580
C/n (msn):28
Operator Titles:Great Lakes Airlines
Location
City / Airport:Toronto - Lester B Pearson InternationalMap
Region / Country:Ontario, Canada
Airport Codes:ICAO: CYYZ   IATA: YYZ   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:September 1980
Photo by:Richard Vandervord
Photo ID: 21726
Photo Comment

This 1952-vintage airframe was built as CV-340 "Mainliner Chicago" for United and was converted to turboprop while with Lake Central (still as N73118) in 8.66. Merged into Allegheny 8.68 becoming N5840; to Great Lakes 4.76, renamed Air Ontario 1.81. Sold as OO-VGH for EAT in 7.87 then DHL; hard landing at BRU and wfu 9.91, scrapped by 12.94

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

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