• Aircraft:

  Convair CV-580(F)(SCD)

• Reg: VH-PDW photos
• Serial #:

  86

• Airline: Pionair
• Photo Date: Aug 09, 2010
• Uploaded: Sep 21, 2010
• Bankstown - YSBK, Australia

Ordered by United Airlines as a piston-engined CV-340 & delivered 19 June 53, registered N73136 'Mainliner Vancouver'. Sold to Frontier Airlines May 61 as 'Sunliner Commanche'. Converted to turboprop CV-580 by Pacific Airmotive Feb-May 66 & redelivered to Frontier. Various US owners to 1989 when sold in Canada as C-GKFQ. Freight door fitted 1990. Re-registered in Australia as VH-PDW(2) on 29 Oct 2007 to Pionair.

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VH-PDW departing runway 17

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