| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 55-298 |
| Alternate Serial: | 5298 |
| Other Marks: | 229 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Convair 240 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Convair 340/440/540/580/640 (C-131) |
| Aircraft Version: | Convair C-131D |
| C/n (msn): | 340-229 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location: | In Flight |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Photo Date: | February 1955 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 697243 |
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Delivered in February 1955. According to the regulations, the tail number should have been 50298 from 1954. In Jim Tunney's 1973 colour photo of this airframe, this has changed to 0-50298 according to the clumsy 'older than ten years' rule, which had already been dropped by then. See the article on USAF serial numbers under the Articles tab. Photo from: San Diego Air & Space Museum This photo was added on 15 June 2024, and has since been viewed 162 times. |