![Aircraft Photo of HB-IMB | Convair 440-11 Metropolitan | Swissair | AirHistory.net #8296](/photos/0008296.jpg)
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | HB-IMB |
Aircraft Original Type: | Convair 240 |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Convair 340/440/540/580/640 (C-131) |
Aircraft Version: | Convair 440-11 Metropolitan |
C/n (msn): | 327 |
Operator Titles: | Swissair |
Aircraft Name: | Fribourg |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | Manchester - InternationalMap |
Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGCC IATA: MAN Local: - Other: - |
Photo Date: | 7 July 1956 |
Photo by: | R.A.Scholefield |
Photo ID: | 8296 |
Photo Comment |
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"Fribourg" was the first Swissair CV440 to visit Ringway on the scheduled service from Zurich, previously operated by their CV240's. It served the airline from June 1956 until sale to the West German Air Force as CA+034 in August 1967. This photo is copyright © R.A.Scholefield, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 15 September 2017, and has since been viewed 432 times. |