| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N1179 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Convair 240 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Convair 340/440/540/580/640 (C-131) |
| Aircraft Version: | Convair 440-31 Metropolitan |
| C/n (msn): | 93 |
| Operator Titles: | Wall Street Journal |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Fort Lauderdale - Hollywood InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KFLL IATA: FLL Local: FLL Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 25 May 1992 |
| Photo by: | Paul Seymour |
| Photo ID: | 284524 |
| Photo Comment |
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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. This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 1 October 2020, and has since been viewed 219 times. |