| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 140993 |
| Military Code: | 993 |
| Other Marks: | NARU NORIS |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Convair 240 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Convair 340/440/540/580/640 (C-131) |
| Aircraft Version: | Convair C-131F |
| C/n (msn): | 276 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Aircraft Name: | City of Las Vegas |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Tucson - Davis-Monthan AFBMap |
| Region / Country: | Arizona, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KDMA IATA: DMA Local: DMA Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 9 May 1981 |
| Photo by: | Roger Syratt |
| Photo ID: | 515846 |
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The aircraft was retired to MASDC in July 1980, its last USN duty being with the Naval Air Reserve Unit Naval Air Station North Island, hence the NARU NORIS markings. It was civilianised as N3982Y July 1983 and converted to CV580 configuration becoming C-FKFS with Kelowna Flightcraft. Selected as the prototype for the CV5800 stretch conversion it was re-registered N5800, making its first flight as such in November 1991. After testing was completed, it reverted to C-FKFS and operated for Kelowna until June 1998 when was sold as N381FL with Contract Air Cargo with whom it still serves. This photo is copyright © Roger Syratt, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 6 November 2022, and has since been viewed 398 times. |