| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N73153 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Convair 240 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Convair 340/440/540/580/640 (C-131) |
| Aircraft Version: | Convair 580 |
| C/n (msn): | 179 |
| Operator Titles: | Sierra Pacific Airlines |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Los Angeles - InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KLAX IATA: LAX Local: LAX Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 7 October 1978 |
| Photo by: | Kerry Taylor |
| Photo ID: | 629714 |
| Photo Comment |
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To United Air Lines 18 May 1954 as a Convair 340-31 N73153. To Frontier Al on 18 Jun 1959. Converted to a Convair 580 on 24 Sep 1965. To Mountainwest Aviation on 19 May 1977. To Sierra Pacific Al by 07 Oct 78 when I saw it. Various short leases to Golden Gate, Wings West and Express Al. Back permanently with Sierra Pacific in Mar 1990. WFU at AVW Feb 96. To Kelowna Flightcraft as C-GEVC in Apr 1999. Reregistered to C-FFKF on 02 Nov 1999. To Conair Aviation on 26Jul 2000 and converted to a water bomber number 44. Still current at least early in 2023. This photo is copyright © Kerry Taylor, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 12 December 2023, and has since been viewed 187 times. |