| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | VH-PAL |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Convair 240 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Convair 340/440/540/580/640 (C-131) |
| Aircraft Version: | Convair 580 |
| C/n (msn): | 501 |
| Operator Titles: | Tauck World Discovery / Pionair |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Auckland - InternationalMap |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: NZAA IATA: AKL Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 3 December 2008 |
| Photo by: | Roger Syratt |
| Photo ID: | 719269 |
| Photo Comment |
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The aircraft was sold to Conair Aviation in September 2009 and ferried, still wearing VH-PAL, to their Abbottsford, BC., base. It was deleted from the Australian register on 14th September 2009 and placed on the Canadian register as C-GYXS on 21st September 2009. It appears that Conair acquired the aircraft for parts to support the operation of their Convair fire-bomber fleet as it never flew, or even wore, its Canadian marks, lingering on at Abbottsford gradually donating parts. The last online photo of a recognisable airframe is dated 2017, and it is thought it was scrapped shortly after. This photo is copyright © Roger Syratt, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 22 August 2024, and has since been viewed 140 times. |