| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 141020 |
| Alternate Serial: | 1020 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Convair 240 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Convair 340/440/540/580/640 (C-131) |
| Aircraft Version: | Convair R4Y-1 |
| C/n (msn): | 303 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Aircraft Name: | Catbird |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Berlin - Tempelhof (closed)Map |
| Country: | Germany |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EDDI IATA: THF Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 21 May 1960 |
| Photo by: | Ralf Manteufel |
| Photo ID: | 609416 |
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"Catbird" is the callsign of the personal transport of the Commander in Chief of the US Navy Allied Forces Southern Europe (CINCSOUTH). This R4Y-1 was re-designated to VC-131F in September 1962. In 1999 it went to Everts Fuel as N2409R and was broken up for spares This photo is copyright © Ralf Manteufel, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 9 October 2023, and has since been viewed 145 times. |