Convair Propliners in South Africa
c/n 25
c/n 25
Built as a 340-31
F/F 30 Oct 1952
N73117 UNITED A/L. Del as 'Mainliner Denver' 25 Nov 1952
Sold to FRONTIER A/L, 31 Mar 1966
Del to PacAero, 3 Feb 1966, & cvt to CV580, 'No. 69'. R/T/S, 17 Jun 1966
Sold to ASPEN A/W, Dec 1979
Lsd to GOLDEN GATE A/L, 3 Jul 1980
Lsd to ERA HELICOPTERS, Nov 1980
Regd to GEM STATE ASSOCS, 16 Mar 1981
Csd ops 28 Aug 1981
Std. at MZJ, from May 1982/Jan 1983
Sold to SIERRA PACIFIC A/L, Mar 1983
Sold to METRO A/L, d.b.a. METROFLIGHT, & opd for AMERICAN EAGLE, Nov 1984
Traded in to SAAB AIRCRAFT HOLDINGS INC, 9 Feb 1988, regd Mar 1988
Sold to FREVAG N.V., & opg as EUROPEAN AIR TRANSPORT (E.A.T.), 20 Sept 1988, regd 22 Dec 1988, OO-DHG & opd for D.H.L.
Cvt to CV580F, del to REK-BRU 16 Apr 1989. (Canx from U.S. regr Sept 1988.)
Regd to DHL WORLDWIDE COURIER, 1 May 1989.
Lsd to SWIFTAIR, 25 Jul 1995. Regd EC-943, 10 Sept 1995
R/R EC-GDY 19 Nov 1995, opg for DHL
Cur std. at MAD, Jan 2005
Sold to SKYHAUL, ZS-SKG, opd for DHL
Cur std. at CPT
W.F.U., Nov 2009
Scrapped Mar 2012, at Cape Town
Built as a 340-31
F/F 30 Oct 1952
N73117 UNITED A/L. Del as 'Mainliner Denver' 25 Nov 1952
Sold to FRONTIER A/L, 31 Mar 1966
Del to PacAero, 3 Feb 1966, & cvt to CV580, 'No. 69'. R/T/S, 17 Jun 1966
Sold to ASPEN A/W, Dec 1979
Lsd to GOLDEN GATE A/L, 3 Jul 1980
Lsd to ERA HELICOPTERS, Nov 1980
Regd to GEM STATE ASSOCS, 16 Mar 1981
Csd ops 28 Aug 1981
Std. at MZJ, from May 1982/Jan 1983
Sold to SIERRA PACIFIC A/L, Mar 1983
Sold to METRO A/L, d.b.a. METROFLIGHT, & opd for AMERICAN EAGLE, Nov 1984
Traded in to SAAB AIRCRAFT HOLDINGS INC, 9 Feb 1988, regd Mar 1988
Sold to FREVAG N.V., & opg as EUROPEAN AIR TRANSPORT (E.A.T.), 20 Sept 1988, regd 22 Dec 1988, OO-DHG & opd for D.H.L.
Cvt to CV580F, del to REK-BRU 16 Apr 1989. (Canx from U.S. regr Sept 1988.)
Regd to DHL WORLDWIDE COURIER, 1 May 1989.
Lsd to SWIFTAIR, 25 Jul 1995. Regd EC-943, 10 Sept 1995
R/R EC-GDY 19 Nov 1995, opg for DHL
Cur std. at MAD, Jan 2005
Sold to SKYHAUL, ZS-SKG, opd for DHL
Cur std. at CPT
W.F.U., Nov 2009
Scrapped Mar 2012, at Cape Town
ZS-SKG
In the process of being scrapped
Cape Town International Airport
29 February 2012
Photograph: Cornelius Saayman
In the process of being scrapped
Cape Town International Airport
29 February 2012
Photograph: Cornelius Saayman
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Convair Propliners in South Africa
www.convairprops.co.za
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Convair Propliners in South Africa
www.convairprops.co.za
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ZS-SKG
George Airport 24 November 2005
Photograph: Gabriel le Roux www.aviationpics.co.za
George Airport 24 November 2005
Photograph: Gabriel le Roux www.aviationpics.co.za