Aircraft Photo of N73166 | Convair 580 | Continental Express | AirHistory.net #783585
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:N73166
Aircraft Original Type:Convair 240
Aircraft Generic Type:Convair 340/440/540/580/640 (C-131)
Aircraft Version:Convair 580
C/n (msn):374
Operator Titles:Continental Express
Location
City / Airport:Marana - Pinal AirparkMap
Region / Country:Arizona, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KMZJ   IATA: MZJ   Local: MZJ   Other: -
 
Photo Date:11 November 1986
Photo by:Paul Seymour
Photo ID: 783585
Photo Comment

Delivered to Sabena as CV-440-12 OO-SCS in 1956. To Frontier Airlines as N73166 and converted to a CV580 in 1968. To other operators from 1984 then to Kelowna Flightcraft as C-GEUZ then C-FHKF in 1999. To Conair in 2000 and converted to a firebomber. Last flight to Victoria, BC for preservation at the BC Aviation Museum in 2022.

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

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