A96-353. Convair CV-440-78. c/n 353.


Construction completed as Convair 440-78 - July 10, 1956

First flown as N8463H -

Powered by Pratt & Whitney R-2800-CB-16 Double Wasp engines

Registered to General Dynamics

Sold to Royal Australian Air Force

Received by the Royal Australian Air Force - December 7, 1956

Issued to 86 Wing - December 12, 1956

Issued to No 34 Squadron V.I.P. Flight - February 8, 1957

Withdrawn from use - 1968

Sold to Omni Investment Corporation - July 25, 1968

Entered onto U.S. Aircraft Register as N588E - July 1968

Sold to P.T. Sharples - September 16, 1968

Reregistered as N912PS - December 2, 1968

Sold to General Development Air Service Corporation - December 2, 1970

Operated with 'Sunport' titles - November 1972

Sold to Two Jacks Aircraft Sales - November 14, 1973

Sold to American Liberty Oil - January 14, 1974

Reregistered N912AL - February 19, 1982

Sold to Florida Aircraft Sales & Leasing - February 6, 1986

Leased to National Jets - March 1987

Aircraft converted to cargo configuration with installation of rear cargo door - May 22, 1987

Sold to Inter-Dominican Corporation - March 15, 1988

Sold to Samuel P. Burnstein - April 8, 1988

Seized by Sheriff of Broward County - July 31, 1989

Sold to Florida Aircraft Leasing Corporation - June 30, 1990

Sold to Inter Tropical Aviation, Paramaribo, Surinam - February 14, 1995

Entered onto Brazilian Aircraft Register as PT-TGA

Leased to Tol Air Services, San Juan, Puerto Rico - September 1996

Entered onto U.S. Aircraft Register as N912AL

Sold to Dodita Air Cargo, San Juan, Puerto Rico - August 7, 1997

Observed stored at San Juan in a dirty condition - February 2008

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