slide scan from the NK collection. - Finnair operated nine Convair 440s between 1953 and 1980; six came new from Convair's San Diego factory, one was acquired second-hand from Alitalia, and two were transferred from Karair. OH-LRF was built in 1957 and made a winter visit to Munich-Riem in old Finnair colours. Eventually, the airframe was registered as CP-2256 and lost during an emergency landing in Bolivia in September 1993.

A little Problem with the Engine? Behind an another Convair, OH-LRE.

One of Finnair's Convair 440s on a charter to here instead of the usual Heathrow. Delivered in 1957 it was sold to Norway in 1972 then went to the USA, then Peru and finally crashed in the Andes mountains in 1993 while en route to Bolivia.

Later LN-MTT, N90447, C-GBHA, N440AD, OB-T-1326, OB-1326. [Yashica D]

Delivered to Finnair in August 1957, serving them until sale in December 1972. It wears the original "Aero OY" title in the fin band. Also visible are Vickers Vanguard 951 G-APEB of BEA, British Eagle Britannia and a Douglas DC-8-43 of Alitalia.