| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | N2042 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Convair 240 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Convair 340/440/540/580/640 (C-131) |
| Aircraft Version: | Convair 440-47 Metropolitan |
| C/n (msn): | 347 |
| Operator Titles: | National Airlines |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | San Diego - InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KSAN IATA: SAN Local: SAN Other: - |
| Photo Date: | June 1956 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 811403 |
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Note the dash in the N registration. To North Central Airlines in 1963. Converted to a CV-580 in 1968 and you can see many colour photos from this Convairliner's subsequent career if you click on the construction number link. Written off after skidding off runway in snowy conditions at Durango - La Plata, Colorado in 1988 as N5808 of Aspen Airways. Total time 53,781 hours. Photo from: Convair / San Diego Air & Space Museum This photo was added on 24 May 2025, and has since been viewed 67 times. |