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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:340-042
    Last Civil Registration:ZK-KFH
    Latest Owner or Location:Air Chathams Limited, Chatham Islands

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    Dates

    Event

    1953

    Constructed as a CV-340-31.

    31 January 1953

    To United Air Lines with new c/r N73123.
    Operated with markings: Mainliner Cedar Rapids, 8023


    Photographer: Chicago Midway Historians
    Notes: United 8032 -Mainliner Cedar Rapids - with 1955 Woodill Wildfire.

    10 August 1964

    To Lake Central Airlines keeping c/r N73123.

    November 1967

    Converted to a CV-580.

    3 February 1979

    To Mountainwest Aviation Inc, Tucson, AZ with new c/r N5843.

    18 December 1979

    Civil registration, N5843, cancelled.

    March 1980

    To Nor-Fly A/S, Hnefoss, Norway with new c/r LN-BWG.

    Circa 1983


    Photographer: RedRipper 24

    From June 1988 to October 1988

    Leased to Ryanair.

    1 September 1988


    Photographer: Kerry Taylor
    Notes: At Luton Airport

    From 16 September 1994 to 10 March 1997

    To Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter Ltd with new c/r C-FKFL {1}.

    To Air Freight NZ Ltd, Manukau with new c/r ZK-KFH (Allison Convair 340/580, 42).

    2010


    Photographer: David Osborn
    Notes: At Ardmore, Auckland, New Zealand

    6 February 2017

    To Air Chathams Limited, Chatham Islands keeping c/r ZK-KFH.

    7 August 2019

    Civil registration, ZK-KFH, cancelled.
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     Terry Fletcher
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