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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:340-111
    Last Civil Registration:N141FL
    Compressed ID:Convair CV-580 cn 340-111 cr N141FL...
    Latest Owner or Location:IFL Group Inc, Waterford, MI/Contact Air Cargo

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    Dates

    Event

    1953

    Constructed as a CV-340-32.

    29 October 1953

    To Braniff Airlines with new c/r N3431 {1}.

    12 January 1954

    To Texaco Petroleum Company with new c/r N1622.

    7 September 1956

    Certificate of airworthiness for N141FL (340, 111) issued.

    Converted to a CV-440.

    29 April 1960

    To Texaco Petroleum Company with new c/r N16221.

    July 1960

    To Mead, Johnson and Company keeping c/r N16221.

    September 1960

    To Mead, Johnson and Company with new c/r N158MJ.

    May 1965

    To General Motors Corporation keeping c/r N158MJ.

    February 1966

    Converted to a CV-580.

    To General Motors Corporation with new c/r N15824.

    26 February 1966

    To General Motors Corporation with new c/r N5119.

    8 May 1974

    To Executive Aircraft Service with new c/r N302K.

    23 December 1974

    To Ford Motor Company keeping c/r N302K.


    Photographer: Tim Martin
    Notes: 1997 photo at Kelowna BC - Originally built for Braniff Airways in 1953 as a Convair 340 and later converted to turbo Convair 580. Here it is in Ford Motors service, having previously seen service with General Motors and Texaco.

    Withdrawn from use.
    Stored at Pontiac, MI.

    2 May 1996

    To IFL Group Inc, Waterford, MI/Contact Air Cargo with new c/r N141FL.

    1 January 2007

    Certificate of airworthiness for N141FL (580, 111) issued.

    14 November 2011


    Photographer: Reinhard Zinab
    Notes: 2011 photo at Hamilton Airport, Canada
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