| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N54215 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Convair 240 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Convair 240/600 (C-131/T-29/Samaritan) |
| Aircraft Version: | Convair HC-131A |
| C/n (msn): | 53-4 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Shafter - Minter FieldMap |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: - IATA: - Local: MIT Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 10 August 1987 |
| Photo by: | Paul Seymour |
| Photo ID: | 804354 |
| Photo Comment |
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Delivered to the USAF as C-131A 52-5784 in 1954. Stored at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ in 1975. Left in 1976. To the US Coast Guard as HC-131A 5784. Returned to storage at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ in 1982. Sold as N54215 in 1984. Cargo door very recently modified to simulate a space shuttle escape system. Stored at California City, CA in 1992. To the California Museum of Air and Space there in 1998. This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 1 May 2025, and has since been viewed 112 times. |