Aircraft Photo of N67053 / 8P-SUN | Convair 440-62 Metropolitan | AirHistory.net #630808
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:N67053
Alternate Registration:8P-SUN
Aircraft Original Type:Convair 240
Aircraft Generic Type:Convair 340/440/540/580/640 (C-131)
Aircraft Version:Convair 440-62 Metropolitan
C/n (msn):469
Location
City / Airport:Santa Monica - MunicipalMap
Region / Country:California, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KSMO   IATA: SMO   Local: SMO   Other: -
 
Photo Date:11 October 1978
Photo by:Kerry Taylor
Photo ID: 630808
Photo Comment

Owned by Jay-dee Aircraft Supplies and registered as N67053 in 1975. it still carries a Barbados registration from its time with Air Calypso between 1972 and 1975. Delivered new to REAL S.A as PP-YRJ on 22 Jan 1958. Merged into Varig in Aug 1961. To Iberia as EC-WTF on 28 Apr 1963. Reregistered to EC-ATF in May 1963. To Air Calypso as 8P-SUN on 30 Jun 1972. To Century Aircraft Corp as N67053 on 19 May 1976. To Jay-Dee Aircraft Supply Corp on 15 Dec 1976. WFU at Santa Monica. Sold to Transportes Aereos Unidas as CP-1725 in Mar 1982. Crashed on take-off at La Paz in May 1982.

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