Aircraft Photo of 55-290 / 50290 | Convair C-131D | USA - Air Force | AirHistory.net #686908
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:55-290
Alternate Serial:50290
Aircraft Original Type:Convair 240
Aircraft Generic Type:Convair 340/440/540/580/640 (C-131)
Aircraft Version:Convair C-131D
C/n (msn):206
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
Unit Markings:106 TRS / 117 TRW / Alabama ANG
Location
City / Airport:Birmingham - Shuttlesworth InternationalMap
Region / Country:Alabama, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KBHM   IATA: BHM   Local: BHM   Other: -
 
Photo Date:9 November 1983
Photo by:Paul Seymour
Photo ID: 686908
Photo Comment

Registered as N8432H in 1954 before delivery to the USAF as 55-290 in 1955. Withdrawn from use at Kelly AFB, TX in 1989 and used as a ground trainer. Still there in 1995. Presumed to have been scrapped.

This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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