Built 1953 as a CV-240 as N73128 for United Airlines. 1960 N5120 rr and converted to CV-340-31by general Motors Corporation. Later converted to CV-580, and became HR-SAX, N9012J, N770PR and C-GKFT. May 15th 1986 LN-PAA for PartnAir, as the 3rd CV-580 in the fleet. Written off in a terrible accident September 8th 1989 in Skagerak, the aircraft had been leased by a Norwegian shipping company: Wilhelmsen for a trip to Hamburg, and all people aboard were killed in the accident. Scanned from a slide

Delivered new to the Norwegian register as LN-VIP in Mar 1980. To the USA as N4557W in Dec 1983. To N57MK in Dec 1984. To N57MF in Jul 1991. To N124CR in Mar 1992. To N109GA in Nov 1993. Still current in 2024.

Built 1953 as a CV-340 for American Airlines N73123, August 1964 sold to Lake Central Airlines, who converted it to CV-580 with new wings and Alison 501 turboprop engines. August 1968 rr N543 Allegheny Airlines. January 10th 1980 LN-BWG Nor-Fly A/S, in 1981 transferred to Nor-Fly Charter.. September 29th 1985 Partnair, and this photo is mye first view of LN-BWG after repainted to Partnair. June 1988 leased to Ryanair in All-white with FR Logo and titles, returned in october same year. March 1991 C-FKFL, and February 1997 ZK-KFH. April 2017 wfu at Auckland after impressive 60 years of flying.

First flight 1976, November 5th 1976 PH-SAT. May 30th 1983 LN-PAE Partnair. From May 1989 into 1990 opb Partnair for Red Cross in Pakistan. April 27th 1992 LN-PAE opf Norsk Luftambulanse (Air Ambulance), from March 1994 LN-PAE operated for Air Stord. September 19th 1996 N12154, December 5th 1996 ZS-OAK Zelpy 2722 Ltd, October 14th 2009 ZS-CHI Ngomso Inveswtementes Holdings, seem to be current as ZS-CHI (written in January 2024) This was my first shot of a PD King Air with titles over the windows. Navajo LN-PAI visible behind at the G.A aerea.

Registered to Paralift Air Services on 19 Nov 1976. Previously: SE-EZK, LN-NPB. Cancelled on 7 Aug 1978. Sold to Solitair Flight Management as G-TAXY

Built 1953 as CV-340-38 for KLM as PH-TGF, re-registered to PH-CGF in 1954 and converted to CV-440. Later N157W and N4406 Mohawk Airlines and Lake Central Airlines (converted to CV-580 in August 1967, N5839 Allegheny Airlines, Mountain West Airlines, and Sierra Pacific Airlines before sold to Nor-Fly Charter December 1980. January 1985 to Partnair, Late 1989 wfu. July 1991 C-FKFJ Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter, September 1994 CS-TMG Agroar, November 1996 G-FKFJ Kelowna (returned), July 2003 ZK-KFJ Air Freight NZ until wfu at Auckland August 2017 and later broken up there.

This photo was taken three months after Partnair ceased operations following the mid-air disintegration of LN-PAA off the coast of Denmark 8 September 1989.

All white after lease to Ryanair. This photo was taken three months after Partnair ceased operations following the mid-air disintegration of LN-PAA off the coast of Denmark 8 September 1989.

Basic Nor-Fly livery

K25 slide scan. Built 1953 as CV-340 N73123 for United. Lake Central 1964, converted to CV-580 1967. Merged into Allegheny as N5843 1968. Mountainwest 1978, Nor Fly LN-BWG 1980, Partnair 1985, leased to Ryanair 1988. Kelowna C-FKFL 1991, various leases. Air Freight NZ ZK-KFH 1997, Air Chathams 2017, used for spares. Seen here still in Nor Fly colours.

K25 slide scan. Built as 1953 as CV-340 PH-TGF for KLM. Converted to CV-440 as PH-CGF 1964. Mohawk N4406 1964. Lake Central N73159 1967, converted to CV-580. Merged into Allegheny as N5839 1968. Mountainwest 1976, renamed Sierra Pacific 1978. Nor Fly LN-BWN 1980, Partnair 1985. Kelowna C-FKFJ 1991, Trans Provincial 1992, All Canada Express C-GKFJ 1994, Agroar CS-TMG 1994, Kelowna 1996, Pullmann Express 1996, Air Freight NZ ZK-KFJ 2003. Active until at least 2016.