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    Airframe Family: Convair CV-240/340/440/580/600/640 / C-131 / R4Y / T-29
    Latest Model:CV-580
    Construction Number:440-372
    Last Civil Registration:ZK-KFL
    Compressed ID:Convair CV-580 cn 440-372 cr ZK-KFL...
    Latest Owner or Location:Air Freight NZ Ltd, Manukau

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    Dates

    Event

    1957

    Constructed as a CV-440-90.

    1957

    To Convair with new c/r N8466H.

    20 March 1957

    To General Dynamics Corporation with new c/r N440J.

    January 1962

    To Gulf Oil Company with new c/r N108G.

    March 1962

    Converted to a CV-580.

    To Gulf Oil Company keeping c/r N108G.

    March 1971

    To Montex Drilling Corporation with new c/r N108GL.

    April 1971

    To Montex Drilling Corporation with new c/r N114M.
    Operated with markings: Lucky Liz

    16 July 1980

    To Kungsair US Corp, New York, NY with new c/r N114ML.

    10 December 1980

    Civil registration, N114ML, cancelled.
    Exported to Sweden.

    10 December 1980

    To Scandinavian Beeline with new c/r SE-IEY (CONVAIR-580, 372).

    20 January 1987

    To Kelowna Flightcraft Charter with new c/r C-GKFL.

    February 1990

    To Air Freight NZ Ltd, Manukau with new c/r ZK-KFL (Allison Convair 440/580, 372).

    1992


    Photographer: Chris Redford
    Notes: At Auckland Airport, North Island, New Zealand

    2010


    Photographer: David Osborn
    Notes: At Auckland, New Zealand

    23 June 2022

    Civil registration, ZK-KFL, cancelled.
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    unreviewed imported data.
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    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Swedish Transport Agency
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