![Aircraft Photo of OH-LRF | Convair 440-61 Metropolitan | Finnair | AirHistory.net #381008](/photos/0381008.jpg)
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | OH-LRF |
Aircraft Original Type: | Convair 240 |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Convair 340/440/540/580/640 (C-131) |
Aircraft Version: | Convair 440-61 Metropolitan |
C/n (msn): | 447 |
Operator Titles: | Finnair |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | Munich - Riem (closed)Map |
Country: | Germany |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: EDDM IATA: MUC Local: - Other: - |
Photo Date: | December 1968 |
Photo from: | Stephan Barth Collection |
Photo ID: | 381008 |
Photo Comment |
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slide scan from the NK collection. - Finnair operated nine Convair 440s between 1953 and 1980; six came new from Convair's San Diego factory, one was acquired second-hand from Alitalia, and two were transferred from Karair. OH-LRF was built in 1957 and made a winter visit to Munich-Riem in old Finnair colours. Eventually, the airframe was registered as CP-2256 and lost during an emergency landing in Bolivia in September 1993. This photo was added on 5 August 2021, and has since been viewed 864 times. |