Here is N8444H Convair 440-42 (327A) of North Central Airlines awaiting my presence at Cleveland - Hopkins -KCLE, Ohio. 0n 27 August 1966 I flew on her operating as flight "NC806" for the twenty-nine minute journey to Detroit - Metropolitan. By 28 August 1968, I was at Aberdeen, South Dakota. I had just come off N8444H Convair 440 Metropolitan (327A) of North Central Airlines "NC763" completing my leg number twelve on this airframe in two days, it was a good time to get off and stretch my legs as I had to travel two more to Bismark and finally end up at Minot.

Originally CV340 converted to CV440.

This nose section is tucked away at the back of the outdoor area at the Planes of Fame Museum. She was delivered new to Alitalia as I-DOGI in April 1953 but sold to Finnair (c/s still present) as OH-LRG eight years later.

Was delivered new to Alitalia as I-DOGI, then with Finnair as OH-LRG, whose colors are still obvious in this shot.

This was the first postwar German registered aircraft, delivered to Lufthansa on November 29, 1954, originally as a CV340-68 (converted to CV440 standard in 1957-1958). Became 5A-DBA with Kardair in May 1971.

Built in September 1953 as Convair 340 PH-TGE for KLM. Converted to Convair 440 standard and sold in 1958. Scrapped in 1983 at Opa-locka.