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    Airframe Family: Convair CV-240/340/440/580/600/640 / C-131 / R4Y / T-29
    Latest Model:CV-440-11
    Construction Number:440-364
    Last Civil Registration:N30KE
    Compressed ID:Convair CV-440-11 cn 440-364 cr N30...
    Latest Owner or Location:Sierra Industries

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a CV-440-11.

    25 September 1956

    To Swissair with new c/r HB-IMK.
    Operated with markings: Neuchatel
    The delivery date is provided.

    To unknown owner with c/r HB-IMK.

    2 December 1969

    To Great Lakes Airlines with new c/r CF-GLD.

    To unknown owner with c/r C-FGLD.

    To unknown owner with c/r N30KA.

    To unknown owner with c/r N234AL.

    To unknown owner with c/r N30KA.

    30 December 1975

    Certificate of airworthiness for N30KE (440, 364) issued.

    To Key Airlines with new c/r N30KE.

    10 June 1983

    To unknown owner with c/r N30KE.
    Sale reported to a new owner in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

    August 1984

    To Airways Int keeping c/r N30KE.

    To Trans Texas Air Freight keeping c/r N30KE.

    To Sierra Industries keeping c/r N30KE.

    17 May 1992


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: 1992 photo on the Opa Locka ramp in Florida

    21 June 1993

    To unknown owner with c/r N30KE.
    Sale reported to a new owner in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

    5 September 2012

    Civil registration, N30KE, cancelled.
    Sale reported to a new owner in Fort Lauderdale, FL.


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    Credits
    Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...

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    Airbus, Boeing, Convair and Douglas Production List
    AMCAR
    Civil Aircraft Register of the World by Pascal Brugier
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America

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    Terry Fletcher

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