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    Airframe Family: Convair CV-240/340/440/580/600/640 / C-131 / R4Y / T-29
    Latest Model:CV-240-14
    Construction Number:240-130
    Last Civil Registration:N300MG {1}
    Compressed ID:Convair CV-240-14 cn 240-130 cr N30...
    Latest Owner or Location:Grubbs Aviation Inc, Dallas, TX

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    Dates

    Event

    1948

    Constructed as a CV-240-14.

    26 October 1948


    Photographer: William T Larkins
    Notes: Chinese Central Air Transport XT-608 landing at San Diego on October 26, 1948.

    23 March 1949

    To Central Air Transport Corporation with new c/r XT-608.

    19 December 1949

    To Civil Air Transport with new c/r N8304C.

    December 1952

    To Civil Air Transport, Panama keeping c/r N8304C.

    22 November 1954

    To Esso Shipping Corporation with new c/r N100A {1}.

    24 October 1961

    To Esso Tankers Inc with new c/r N1009.

    December 1961

    To William C. Wold Associates keeping c/r N1009.

    8 February 1962

    To Webb and Knapp Inc keeping c/r N1009.

    14 May 1964

    To W. R. Grace and Company with new c/r N44A.

    26 March 1969

    To North Pole Exploration Ltd keeping c/r N44A.

    February 1971

    To Kwiki Systems Inc keeping c/r N44A.

    12 March 1971

    To Huntingdon Leasing Division with new c/r N300MC.

    28 April 1972

    To International Airmotive Inc with new c/r N297X.

    9 August 1972

    To Texas Aviation Service, Inc with new c/r N300MG {1}.

    21 September 1974

    To Irvin H. Rieke keeping c/r N300MG {1}.

    8 August 1979

    To Gillis Aviation keeping c/r N300MG {1}.

    3 September 1981


    Photographer: Geoff Goodall
    Notes: At Mojave Airport

    30 November 1982

    To Missionary Aviation Fellowship keeping c/r N300MG {1}.

    16 October 1984

    To Grubbs Aviation Inc, Dallas, TX keeping c/r N300MG {1}.
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     Turbo Prop Airlines Production List by J. Roach and A.B. Eastwood
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    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
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     Terry Fletcher
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