| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N8444H |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Convair 240 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Convair 340/440/540/580/640 (C-131) |
| Aircraft Version: | Convair 580 |
| C/n (msn): | 327A |
| Aircraft Name: | Isla Colón |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Tucson - InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | Arizona, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KTUS IATA: TUS Local: TUS Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 13 October 1985 |
| Photo by: | Paul Seymour |
| Photo ID: | 763112 |
| Photo Comment |
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Rebuild of c/n 96 which had been damaged by fire. Delivered to Union Producing as CV340-42A N8444H then converted to a CV440 in 1956. To North Central Airlines in 1965. Converted to a CV580 in 1969. North Central merged into Republic Airlines in 1979. Damaged in an accident at Brainerd, MN in 1983. Sold and rebuilt. To Aero Quetzal as TG-MYM in 1988. Returned and stored at Tucson in 1989. Registered as N8444H in 1992. To Kelowna Flightcraft as C-FCIB in 1995 then to Air Chathams as ZK-CIB in 1996. Last flight to Wanaka for preservation in 2022. This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 29 December 2024, and has since been viewed 50 times. |