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    Airframe Family: Convair CV-240/340/440/580/600/640 / C-131 / R4Y / T-29
    Latest Model:CV-240-1
    Construction Number:240-047
    Last Civil Registration:N240HH
    Compressed ID:Convair CV-240-1 cn 240-047 cr N240...
    Latest Owner or Location:Planes of Fame Air Museum, Chino, CA

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    Dates

    Event

    1950

    Constructed as a CV-240-1.

    To unknown owner with c/r NC8408H.

    To unknown owner with c/r N8408H.

    6 February 1961

    To Air Korea with new c/r KL-25.

    1963

    To Japan Domestic Airlines with new c/r JA5092.

    From July 1967 to 1968

    Loaned to Southwest Airlines.

    23 January 1969

    To Air Service with new c/r N8408H.

    August 1971

    To Texas Instruments keeping c/r N8408H.

    January 1982

    To Texas Instruments with new c/r N240HH.

    January 1982

    On behalf of the owner stored with/at Planes of Fame Air Museum, Chino Airport, Chino, CA.
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    21 July 1987

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX240HH (240-1, 47) issued.

    Circa 1990


    Photographer: Tom Tessier
    Notes: At Planes of Fame, Chino Airport, CA

    Circa 1999


    Photographer: Tom Tessier
    Notes: At Planes of Fame Air Museum, Chino, CA.

    2004

    Received preservation livery in Western Airlines colours.

    3 February 2005

    To Air Museum, Chino, CA keeping c/r N240HH.

    To Planes of Fame-Grand Canyon, Valle Airport, Grand Canyon, AZ.
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    5 June 2011


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Preserved in Western Airlines Colors at Planes of Fame Museum, Valle, Arizona

    5 June 2011


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher

    11 September 2011


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    1 November 2018

    To Planes of Fame Air Museum, Chino, CA keeping c/r N240HH.
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    Terry Fletcher
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