| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N240HH |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Convair 240 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Convair 240/600 (C-131/T-29/Samaritan) |
| Aircraft Version: | Convair 240-1 |
| C/n (msn): | 47 |
| Operator Titles: | Western Air Lines |
| Aircraft Name: | 49er |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Grand Canyon - ValleMap |
| Region / Country: | Arizona, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: - IATA: - Local: 40G Other: - |
| Collection: | Planes of Fame Air Museum - Grand Canyon |
| Photo Date: | 13 April 2024 |
| Photo by: | Aad van der Voet |
| Photo ID: | 823552 |
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In the 1970s and '80s, this old Convair was operated by Texas Instruments as an avionics development aircraft. In 1991, they donated it to Ed Maloney's Planes of Fame Air Museum at Chino (CA), where in the early 2000s it was repainted in this attractive Western Air Lines livery. In the 1950s the aircraft did fly for Western, but as N8408H - not as N240HH. The museum restored the Convair to flying condition, and on 1 May 2008 it was flown from Chino to the museum's second site at Valle Airport, where it has remained ever since. This photo is copyright © Aad van der Voet, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 7 July 2025, and has since been viewed 37 times. |