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    Airframe Family: Convair CV-240/340/440/580/600/640 / C-131 / R4Y / T-29
    Latest Model:CV-240-0
    Construction Number:240-031
    Last Civil Registration:N314H
    Compressed ID:Convair CV-240-0 cn 240-031 cr N314...
    Latest Owner or Location:Sheffield, Ohio

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a CV-240-0.

    To Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation with new c/r N94218.

    22 January 1948

    First flight.

    1 March 1948

    To American Airlines keeping c/r N94218.
    Markings added: FLAGSHIP HARTFORD

    21 August 1959

    To Tecon Corporation keeping c/r N94218.

    24 November 1959

    To Tecon Corporation with new c/r N1L.

    27 June 1963

    To Murchinson Brothers keeping c/r N1L.

    18 June 1965

    To Jet Plane Company keeping c/r N1L.

    3 October 1966

    To Dresser Industries Inc keeping c/r N1L.

    26 March 1968

    To Dresser Industries with new c/r N7779.

    27 May 1970

    To Hughes Aircraft Corporation keeping c/r N7779.

    6 January 1978

    Certificate of airworthiness for N7779 (240, 31) issued.

    17 September 1982

    To Air Resorts keeping c/r N7779.

    To Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, OR with new c/r N314H.

    20 February 1983

    To Henry J. Bechstein, Orland Park, IL keeping c/r N314H.

    1 January 2006

    Certificate of airworthiness for N314H (240, 31) issued.

    23 December 2006


    Photographer: Edwin Guidicelli (the late)
    Notes: Mr Edwin Guidicelli panned to turn this Convair into a Bed and Breakfast, but received strong opposition from the neighborhood - the issues were not resolved by Nov 2007 when Mr Guidicelli died.The aircraft was offered on E-Bay for $15,000 in 2009, but cannot trace any follow up

    In the inventory of Lewis University, Will County Airport, Romeoville, IL.
    Used as an instructional airframe.
    View the Location Dossier

    To Camp Perry, Lacarne, Port Clinton, OH.
    Placed on display at this trailer park.
    View the Location Dossier

    To Sheffield, OH.
    View the Location Dossier

    Scrapped.

    17 January 2018

    Civil registration, N314H, cancelled.

    9 September 2020

    Listed on Facebook Marketplace for sale.
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