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- December 7, 1956 Issued to 86 Wing - December 12, 1956 Issued to No 34 Squadron V.I.P. Flight - February 8, 1957 Withdrawn from use - 1968 Sold to Omni Investment Corporation - July 25, 1968 Entered onto U.S. Aircraft Register as N588E - July 1968 Sold to P.T. Sharples - September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 Current |