Photo by Steve Kraus.

Delivered to United as CV-340 N73139 in 1953. To Turbo-Prop conv Inc in 1960 for conversion to CV-540 with Napier Eland engines. Reg N546Z not taken up. Project stopped in 1962 when Rolls-Royce took over Napier and converted to a CV-440 for Allegheny. To the FAA as N117 in 1963 then to the US Department of Justice as N1179 in 1965, Williamsport Area Community College in 1972 and International Field Studies in 1979. To Florida Aircraft Leasing in 1986 and operated for the Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones. Scrapped at Fort Lauderdale in 1995.

VIP aircraft operated by World Airways.

Owned by World Airways as VIP/corporate aircraft. Nose detail showing extensive list of cities/airports visited to date slide was taken while in use by the airline. Delivered new to United Airlines 20 June 1952. Converted from CV-340 to CV-440 at an unknown date.

Owned by World Airways as company VIP/corporate aircraft. Delivered new to United Airlines on 20 June 1952. Converted at some point from CV-340 to CV-440.

Delivered to United as CV-340 N73139 in 1953. To Turbo-Prop conv Inc in 1960 for conversion to CV-540 with Napier Eland engines. Reg N546Z not taken up. Project stopped in 1962 when Rolls-Royce took over Napier and converted to a CV-440 for Allegheny. To the FAA as N117 in 1963 then to the US Department of Justice as N1179 in 1965, Williamsport Area Community College in 1972 and International Field Studies in 1979. To Florida Aircraft Leasing in 1986 and operated for the Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones. Scrapped at Fort Lauderdale in 1995.

Former Air Resorts Airlines aircraft.

Converted from United CV-340-31 see slot exhausts. This is Ed Daly's plane

Operating for The Wall Street Journal, owned by Florida Aircraft Leasing. Built for United Air Lines as a Convair 340, this aircraft was converted to CV-440 standard in 1960. It wears small "The Wall Street Journal" titles on the nose.

This must be Ed Daly's private plane. His most famous exploit, beating off Vietnamese with a pistol as his 727 evacuated Da Nang. One 727 filmed from the other had Vietnamese guys hanging from the wheel wells in flight.

Delivered new to United AL as Convair 340 N73139 in July 1953 serving until June 1960. Converted to CV440. Operated by International Field Studies Inc from January 1979 until June 1986.