| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | TAM-73 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Convair 240 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Convair 340/440/540/580/640 (C-131) |
| Aircraft Version: | Convair 580 |
| C/n (msn): | 170 |
| Operator Titles: | Bolivia - Transporte Aéreo Militar |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | La Paz - El AltoMap |
| Country: | Bolivia |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: SLLP IATA: LPB Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | March 1992 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 1942 |
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Began life as Convair 340 N73151, United's "Mainliner Providence" and bought by Frontier in 1959; turboprop conversion 1965 and sold to Metroflight in 1981. After storage this Convair was bought by the Fuerza Aerea Boliviana for its Transportes Aereo Militar arm and is seen here six months later. Some friendly American technicians were in the cockpit, still preparing the avionics This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 30 July 2017, and has since been viewed 916 times. |