| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | 52-5803 |
| Alternate Serial: | 25803 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Convair 240 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Convair 240/600 (C-131/T-29/Samaritan) |
| Aircraft Version: | Convair MC-131A Samaritan |
| C/n (msn): | 53-23 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | MATS - Military Air Transport Service-Continental Division |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Philadelphia - InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | Pennsylvania, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KPHL IATA: PHL Local: PHL Other: - |
| Event: | National Air Show 1955 |
| Photo Date: | September 1955 |
| Photo from: | Bob Garrard Collection |
| Photo ID: | 454308 |
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According to the text on the main gear door this aircraft was assigned to the 1732nd A.T.S. at McGuire AFB, New Jersey. The MC-131A was redesignated to C-131A on 18 Sep 1962. This photo was added on 17 April 2022, and has since been viewed 558 times. |