| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N73163 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Convair 240 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Convair 340/440/540/580/640 (C-131) |
| Aircraft Version: | Convair 580 |
| C/n (msn): | 366 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Roswell - Industrial Air CenterMap |
| Region / Country: | New Mexico, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KROW IATA: ROW Local: ROW Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 5 October 2000 |
| Photo by: | Roger Syratt |
| Photo ID: | 799085 |
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This airframe was originally delivered to SABENA in October 1956 as Convair 440 OO-SCO. It served until sold to Frontier Airlines as N73163 in November 1967 and was converted to turbine power as a CV580 in March 1968. It subsequently had a number of other owners and lessees until bought by JBQ Aviation in 1995 and stored at Roswell. Its hulk was still visible at Roswell at least as late as 2019, and fragments of its skin can now be purchased online as key tags. This photo is copyright © Roger Syratt, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 14 April 2025, and has since been viewed 26 times. |