| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | VH-PDW |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Convair 240 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Convair 340/440/540/580/640 (C-131) |
| Aircraft Version: | Convair 580 |
| C/n (msn): | 86 |
| Operator Titles: | Pionair |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Sydney - BankstownMap |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: YSBK IATA: BWU Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 9 August 2010 |
| Photo by: | Phil Vabre |
| Photo ID: | 46992 |
| Photo Comment |
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Ordered by United Airlines as a piston-engined CV-340 & delivered 19 June 53, registered N73136 'Mainliner Vancouver'. Sold to Frontier Airlines May 61 as 'Sunliner Commanche'. Converted to turboprop CV-580 by Pacific Airmotive Feb-May 66 & redelivered to Frontier. Various US owners to 1989 when sold in Canada as C-GKFQ. Freight door fitted 1990. Re-registered in Australia as VH-PDW(2) on 29 Oct 2007 to Pionair. This photo is copyright © Phil Vabre, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 2 March 2018, and has since been viewed 328 times. |