| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | 161572 |
| Alternate Serial: | 6572 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Convair 880 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Convair 880 |
| Aircraft Version: | Convair UC-880 (880M (22M-21)) |
| C/n (msn): | 55 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Unit Markings: | NATC - Naval Air Test Center |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Patuxent River - NAS / Trapnell FieldMap |
| Region / Country: | Maryland, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KNHK IATA: NHK Local: NHK Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 2 November 1981 |
| Photo from: | Augusto Laghi Collection |
| Photo ID: | 643204 |
| Photo Comment |
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Photographer unknown - delivered to FAA Aug 1961 as N112 and used to train FAA flight examiners. Registered as N42 in 1974. Modified by Navy as an in-flight tanker and given BuNo 161572. Concurrently fitted out as an airborne control station for cruise missiles. Flight Systems bought the plane and re-registered it as N87490 Last flight Sep 30, 1993 (also last flight of any CV-880). Destroyed in a cargo hold explosion test at NAS Patuxent River, MD in 1995. This photo was added on 16 January 2024, and has since been viewed 331 times. |