| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N866TA |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Convair 240 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Convair 340/440/540/580/640 (C-131) |
| Aircraft Version: | Convair 640 |
| C/n (msn): | 283 |
| Operator Titles: | Rhoades Aviation |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Columbus - MunicipalMap |
| Region / Country: | Indiana, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KBAK IATA: CLU Local: BAK Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 30 May 2000 |
| Photo by: | Danny Grew |
| Photo ID: | 290470 |
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This was a marriage of the fuselage of c/n 283 with the wings of c/n 409. C/n 283 was a C131F with the US Navy as 141000. C/n 409 was an ex Lufthansa Convair 440. It went to Air Algerie in Jun 68 as 7T-VAO. Converted to CV-640 Dep 68. Acquired by Atlas Aircraft Corp possibly early 80s. Wings married to c/n 283 circa Sep 84. Acquired by Kitty Hawk Airways May 92 and joined Rhoades Mar 99. Noted stored Sep 2007. Reg cnx Jan 2009 as broken up. This photo is copyright © Danny Grew, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 19 October 2020, and has since been viewed 249 times. |