| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N8042W |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Convair 240 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Convair 340/440/540/580/640 (C-131) |
| Aircraft Version: | Convair 440-75 Metropolitan |
| C/n (msn): | 503 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Palmdale - USAF Plant 42Map |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KPMD IATA: PMD Local: PMD Other: - |
| Photo Date: | July 1992 |
| Photo by: | Roger Syratt |
| Photo ID: | 771666 |
| Photo Comment |
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Small Air Resorts titles were carried on the other side of the fuselage. The organisers of the 1992 World Airline Historical Society convention held at Irvine, Ca., chartered this aircraft to fly a party from John Wayne Airport to Mojave for an airport tour. Shortly before departure permission to land at MHV was refused due to insufficient fire cover for the number of passengers on board, necessitating landing at PMD from where the pax, of which the photographer was one, were bussed up to MHV for their tour. This photo is copyright © Roger Syratt, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 24 January 2025, and has since been viewed 64 times. |