Aircraft Photo of N5813 | Convair 580 | Commuter Airlines | AirHistory.net #19403
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:N5813
Aircraft Original Type:Convair 240
Aircraft Generic Type:Convair 340/440/540/580/640 (C-131)
Aircraft Version:Convair 580
C/n (msn):130
Operator Titles:Commuter Airlines
Location
City / Airport:Washington - Ronald Reagan NationalMap
Region / Country:Virginia, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KDCA   IATA: DCA   Local: DCA   Other: -
 
Photo Date:September 1979
Photo by:Richard Vandervord
Photo ID: 19403
Photo Comment

Originally delivered as a CV-340 to National in 1953 and sold to Allegheny in 1960, she later underwent two conversions, first to CV-440 and then to turboprop in 1966. Bought by Commuter in 3.78; airline name changed to Freedom in 5.80 and sold to Air Ontario in 10.84 then EAT as OO-HUB in 3.88 for operation by DHL. Leased by Swiftair as EC-GSJ to continue DHL work; ferried to Columbus-Rickenbacker in 4.06 to become N590X but stored in 2010 still with Spanish reg.

This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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