| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | C-GKFY |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Convair 240 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Convair 340/440/540/580/640 (C-131) |
| Aircraft Version: | Convair 580/F |
| C/n (msn): | 91 |
| Operator Titles: | Purolator Courier / Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Winnipeg - James Armstrong Richardson InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | Manitoba, Canada |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: CYWG IATA: YWG Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 19 August 1984 |
| Photo by: | Tim Martin |
| Photo ID: | 515699 |
| Photo Comment |
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Built for Hawaiian Airlines in 1953 but instead it was retained by Convair for prototype conversion to Allison turboprop. It flew as a test bed with a USAF serial number until 1960 when it was acquired by the FAA as N454. It then flew for a succession of non-airline operators until acquired by Kelowna Flightcraft in 1981. At some point it was upgraded to comply with the PacAero Engineering designed STC used on all subsequent CV-580 aircraft. This photo is copyright © Tim Martin, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 6 November 2022, and has since been viewed 158 times. |