| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N73143 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Convair 240 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Convair 340/440/540/580/640 (C-131) |
| Aircraft Version: | Convair 580 |
| C/n (msn): | 132 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Marana - Pinal AirparkMap |
| Region / Country: | Arizona, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KMZJ IATA: MZJ Local: MZJ Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 7 April 1989 |
| Photo by: | Paul Seymour |
| Photo ID: | 831097 |
| Photo Comment |
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Delivered to United Air Lines as CV340-31 N73143 in 1953. To Frontier Airlines in 1964 and converted to a CV580 in 1965 then to Metroflight and operated for American Eagle in 1984. Traded in to SAAB in 1987 and stored at Marana, AZ. To TAM Bolivia as TAM-72 in 1991 then to the Bolivian Air Force as FAB-72 in 1995. Preserved at the Museo Aeroespacial de la FAB, La Paz from 2015. This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 1 August 2025, and has since been viewed 74 times. |