| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N381FL |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Convair 240 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Convair 340/440/540/580/640 (C-131) |
| Aircraft Version: | Kelowna Convair 5800 |
| Manufacturers: | Convair / Kelowna |
| C/n (msn): | 276 |
| Operator Titles: | IFL Group |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | El Paso - InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | Texas, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KELP IATA: ELP Local: ELP Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 10 April 2024 |
| Photo by: | Aad van der Voet |
| Photo ID: | 718933 |
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A nice low sun on the first-ever Convair 5800, originally delivered as a US Navy C-131F (BuNo 140993) in 1955. It was stored at MASDC in 1980 before being sold in 1982 and registered as N3982Y in 1984. Acquired by Kelowna in 1989 as C-FKFS for conversion into the Convair 5800 prototype, and rolled-out as such on 5 Nov 1991. Used as a demonstrator and flew as N5800 in 1992, before reverting to C-FKFS. In 1998, it was acquired by the IFL Group, where it has been successfully operated ever since. This photo is copyright © Aad van der Voet, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 21 August 2024, and has since been viewed 122 times. |