Delivered new to Finnair in May 1953 as a Convair 340-40. Converted to Convair 440 standard in 1956. Donated to the museum at Vantaa in November 1980.

Starting the Engine. [Yashica D]

Airways International logo on the tail. Originally Finnair's OH-LRF delivered 8/57. Other regns worn include LN-MIT, N90447, C-GBHA and CP-2256. Damaged beyond repair in an emergency landing near Coloquermarca, Peru Septembet 14, 1993.

This Metropolitan was Finnair's OH-LRE from 2.57 and was sold to Cosmopolitan Airlines in 4.80, taking up N136CA. Briefly leased to Cochise (bankrupt 4.82) and bought by Laredo Air in 3.88; after numerous further leases still in pax config, wound up at St Louis Bi-State Parks Airport, MO and reported preserved in basic Renown c/s, noted 2015

Once well-known in Europe as Finnair's OH-LRF from new in 1957, this Convair was written off ferrying to Bolivia as CP-2256 for SASA on 13.9.93. Two hours after take-off from Lima, the crew realised that the magnetic compass was broken. Due to low fog the crew were not able get a visual fix so they climbed to FL180 to locate the Cordillera Mountain range. When the engines started to backfire, a belly landing was safely made in open countryside