Delivered to Sabena as CV440-12 OO-SCN in 1956. To Frontier Airlines as N73162 in 1967 and converted to a CV580 in 1968. To Frontier Commuter in 1983 then to Metroflight in American Eagle colours in 1985. Traded in to SAAB in 1987. Had recently been converted to a freighter when this photo was taken. To DHL later in 1989 and reregistered as OO-DHJ in 1990 then to SNAS as HZ-SN14 in 1996. Sold as N587X in 2004 then to Air Tahoma in 2005. Destroyed in a fatal crash near Columbus-Rickenbacker International Airport, OH while on a test flight in 2008.

Seen here in storage, but this Convair went on the following year to fly with DHL in Europe as OO-DHJ. It was however lost in a crash 0n 1 September 2008 as N587X with Air Tahoma. It was on a flight following a maintenance "C" Check and crashed in Pickaway County, Ohio, immediately after departure from Rickenbacker International Airport. The crew had declared an in-flight emergency and were attempting to return to the departure airport. All three occupants - the captain, first officer and a company pilot observer - were killed in the crash or post-crash fire. An NTSB report blamed elevator trim