Aircraft Photo of TAM70 | Convair 580 | Bolivia - Transporte Aéreo Militar | AirHistory.net #429978
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:TAM70
Aircraft Original Type:Convair 240
Aircraft Generic Type:Convair 340/440/540/580/640 (C-131)
Aircraft Version:Convair 580
C/n (msn):94
Operator Titles:Bolivia - Transporte Aéreo Militar
Location
City / Airport:Santa Cruz - El TrompilloMap
Country:Bolivia
Airport Codes:ICAO: SLET   IATA: SRZ   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:5 November 1992
Photo by:Tim Spearman
Photo ID: 429978
Photo Comment

Former United Airlines Convair 340 c/n 55 converted in 1969. Ex N73140 with Frontier Airlines and Metroflight. Entered Service with TAM in September 1991 and withdrawn from use at La Paz in 1996. This was the second CV580 to wear the serial TAM70, the previous aircraft c/n 39 was in service between November 1974 and October 1979 before being sold as N81MR.

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

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