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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:340-089
    Last Civil Registration:N203RA
    Compressed ID:Convair CV-580 cn 340-089 cr N203RA...
    Latest Owner or Location:Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell, Roswell International Air Center Airport (ROW), Roswell, New Mexico

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    Dates

    Event

    1953

    Constructed as a CV-340-31.

    From 1953 to 1961

    To United Airlines with new c/r N73138.
    Operated with markings: named - MAINLINER BOISE

    March 1967

    Converted to a CV-580.

    March 1967

    To Lake Central Airlines-Merged to Allegheny Airlines keeping c/r N73138.

    February 1976

    To unknown owner with c/r N5846.

    February 1976

    To Great Lakes Airlines with new c/r C-GDTC.

    Circa 1978


    Photographer: Reinhard Zinab
    Notes: Photo in Great Lakes colours

    January 1981

    To Air Ontario keeping c/r C-GDTC.

    Circa 1985


    Photographer: Reinhard Zinab
    Notes: C-GDTC - Convair CV-580 - Air Ontarioc/n 89 - built in 1953 as a CV-340Great Lakes Airlines aquired the aircraft in 02/1976 - transferred toAir Ontario in January 1981 -sold to Canair Cargo in 1990

    October 1987


    Photographer: Reinhard Zinab
    Notes: 1987 photo in Air Ontario colours

    From 1990 to 1993

    To Canair Cargo keeping c/r C-GDTC.

    6 October 1993

    Certificate of airworthiness for N203RA (340-31, 89) issued.

    16 February 1995

    To JBQ Aviation Corporation, Miami, FL with new c/r N203RA.

    16 October 2002

    Civil registration, N203RA, cancelled.

    Based at Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell, Roswell International Air Center Airport (ROW), Roswell, NM.
    In derelict condition at Roswell New Mexico.
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