Aircraft Photo of N9313 | Convair 440-86 Metropolitan | Eastern Air Lines | AirHistory.net #441135
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:N9313
Aircraft Original Type:Convair 240
Aircraft Generic Type:Convair 340/440/540/580/640 (C-131)
Aircraft Version:Convair 440-86 Metropolitan
C/n (msn):427
Operator Titles:Eastern Air Lines
Location
City / Airport:Louisville - Standiford Field InternationalMap
Region / Country:Kentucky, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KSDF   IATA: SDF   Local: SDF   Other: -
 
Photo Date:August 1968
Photo by:Gary Vincent
Photo ID: 441135
Photo Comment

Eastern Airlines was retiring the last of their piston powered airliners when this Convair was photographed arriving in Louisville (they did temporarily acquire Convair 440s again with the merger with Caribair in 1973). N9313 went through several aircraft brokers when sold in November 1970. Flying again with Air Calypso (8P-FUN) 1973 - 74, the aircraft served with the Sri Lanka Air Force as CR-811 from 1973 - 82 (see much better photo 339308).

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

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