Aircraft Photo of C-GKFP | Convair 580 | Wollaston Lake Lodge | AirHistory.net #600980
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:C-GKFP
Aircraft Original Type:Convair 240
Aircraft Generic Type:Convair 340/440/540/580/640 (C-131)
Aircraft Version:Convair 580
C/n (msn):446
Operator Titles:Wollaston Lake Lodge / 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:July 2002
Photo by:Gary Vincent
Photo ID: 600980
Photo Comment

A Convair 440 built for Varig, but not taken up but was instead delivered to Venezuela for Avensa in 1956. Converted to a 580 in 1969, the aircraft sold to Plymouth Leasing in 1979. Leased as N589PL to Air New England, Sierra Pacific Airlines and Prinair over the next ten years, it was bought by Kelowna Flightcraft with the re-used registration C-GKFP in 1990. Pictured flying seasonally for Wollaston Lake Lodge, the aircraft was sold to Nolinor Aviation in 2005. On August 3, 2011 the nose gear collapsed landing at Kasba Lake Airport, NT , damaging the aircraft beyond repair.

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

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