Aircraft Photo of NC8404H | Convair 240-1 | Western Air Lines | AirHistory.net #558321
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:NC8404H
Aircraft Original Type:Convair 240
Aircraft Generic Type:Convair 240/600 (C-131/T-29/Samaritan)
Aircraft Version:Convair 240-1
C/n (msn):17
Operator Titles:Western Air Lines
Location
City / Airport:Las Vegas - Harry Reid InternationalMap
Region / Country:Nevada, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KLAS   IATA: LAS   Local: LAS   Other: -
 
Photo Date:December 1948 to December 1949
Photo from:Peter de Jong Collection
Photo ID: 558321
Photo Comment

Another early photo of this CV-240, this time in colour at the new LAS airport, which took over the name McCarran Field on 19 December 1948. Old McCarran Field became Nellis AFB in 1950. McCarran International Airport was renamed Harry Reid IAP in 2021. Photo from: Axis & Allies Paintworks

This photo was added on 23 March 2023, and has since been viewed 848 times.


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