The Convair CV-240 is an American airliner that Convair manufactured from 1947 to 1954, initially as a possible replacement for the ubiquitous Douglas...

crash site Greenville Baton Rouge On October 20, 1977, a Convair CV-240 passenger aircraft ran out of fuel and crashed in a wooded area near Gillsburg...

The Convair CV-240 is an American airliner produced by Convair from 1947 to 1954, initially as a possible replacement of the ubiquitous Douglas DC-3. Featuring...

produced from 1954 to 1956 by Convair. It is the military version of the Convair CV-240 family of airliners. This was one of the last radial engined aircraft...

On 14 October 1953, a Sabena Convair CV-240 crashed 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) north of Frankfurt, West Germany, shortly after taking off from Frankfurt International...

On 19 June 1954 a Swissair Convair CV-240 ditched off Folkestone, Kent when it ran out of fuel while crossing the English Channel. All on board survived...

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Springfield, Missouri, and Joplin, Missouri. On January 6, 1957, the Convair CV-240-0 performing the flight crashed while performing an instrument approach...

parts. The accident aircraft, registered as LN-PAA, was a 36-year-old Convair CV-580 operated by the Norwegian charter airline Partnair. The aircraft was...

crew members on board survived. On 31 July 1960, a Deutsche Flugdienst Convair CV-240 (registered D-BELU) en route from Frankfurt to Rimini experienced failures...

brother, Steve, who joined the band soon after. On October 20, 1977, a Convair CV-240 carrying the band between shows from Greenville, South Carolina to Baton...

Laguardia Airport in New York City, New York. On August 4, 1955, the Convair CV-240-0 crashed while attempting an emergency landing in Fort Leonard Wood...

people were killed when the aircraft burst into flames. 15 March 1952 Convair CV-240-23 PK-GCH collided in mid-air with Douglas C-47A PK-RCR; both aircraft...

Casper, Wyoming, and Rapid City, South Dakota. On February 26, 1954, the Convair CV-240 performing the flight crashed while flying through storms over Wyoming...

York, South Africa, and South America with Douglas DC-4s. The modern Convair 240, the first Swissair plane with a pressurised cabin, was used for short...

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all 20 passengers and four crew members on board. On 15 May 1958, a Convair CV-240 with the registration AP-AEH, operating as Flight 205 from Delhi to...

The passengers had been informed about potential problems with the Convair CV-240 and were told to brace for a crash. Van Zant died on impact from head...

the flames. The aircraft was later repaired. On 16 February 1987, a Convair CV-240-24 (N93218) of IAI was destroyed in a hangar fire. On 1 December 1988:...

by problems in the Allison T40 programme. The engines fitted to the Convair CV-240-21 Turboliner were rated to 2,750 shp (2,050 kW) equivalent. In 1951...

decade and a half before its rediscovery in 1958. On 19 June 1954, a Convair CV-240 aircraft operated by Swissair registered HB-IRW ran out of fuel over...

for 3 Years" New York Times Aug 17, 1958 link "ASN Aircraft accident Convair CV-240-2 N90670 Nantucket Memorial Airport, MA (ACK)". aviation-safety.net...

National–Pan Am–Panagra DC-7B via Panama and Lima took 22 hours and 45 minutes. Convair 240s replaced DC-3s and other pre-war types on Pan Am's shorter flights...

the original on 7 August 2016. Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Convair CV-240-4 HB-IRW Folkestone". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 11 August 2022...

from the wing, and the plane sank. On 11 August 1949 Portland, Maine — Convair CV-240-13 On 30 November 1954, Northeast Airlines Flight 792 crashed on approach...

airliners. The airline later operated the Douglas DC-6B version as well. Convair CV-240 family airliners were also acquired to replace some of the DC-3s on...

stands as the fourth-deadliest crash of a Convair CV-440 to date. The aircraft involved in the crash was a Convair 340/440-38, registered as N4189C. It was...

Both occupants were killed. On June 27, 1954, an American Airlines Convair CV-240 (N94263) from Dayton International Airport was on approach to Runway...