Aircraft Photo of N73117 | Convair 580 | American Eagle | AirHistory.net #769340
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:N73117
Aircraft Original Type:Convair 240
Aircraft Generic Type:Convair 340/440/540/580/640 (C-131)
Aircraft Version:Convair 580
C/n (msn):25
Operator Titles:American Eagle
Location
City / Airport:Dallas / Fort Worth - InternationalMap
Region / Country:Texas, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KDFW   IATA: DFW   Local: DFW   Other: -
 
Photo Date:26 October 1985
Photo by:Paul Seymour
Photo ID: 769340
Photo Comment

Delivered to United Air Lines as CV340-31 N73117 in 1952. To Frontier Airlines and converted to a CV580 in 1966 then to other operators from 1980. To Sierra Pacific Airlines in 1983 then to Metroflight and operated for American Eagle in 1984. Converted to a freighter for DHL as OO-DHG in 1988. Reregistered as EC-943 in 1995 then EC-GDY in 1996. To Skyhaul as ZS-SKG in 2005. Withdrawn from use at Capetown in 2009 and scrapped in 2012.

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

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