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    Airframe Family: Convair CV-240/340/440/580/600/640 / C-131 / R4Y / T-29
    Latest Model:CV-300
    Construction Number:240-064
    Last Civil Registration:N295M
    Compressed ID:Convair CV-300 cn 240-064 cr N295M
    Latest Owner or Location:Daytona Beach Regional Airport, Daytona Beach, Florida

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    Dates

    Event

    1948

    Constructed as a CV-240-5.

    25 August 1948

    To Trans Australian Airlines with new c/r VH-TAQ.
    Operated with markings: RMA John Forrest

    From 16 August 1956 to 8 July 1958

    To Trans Arabian Airlines/His Excellency Sheik Abdulla al Murabak as Subah with new c/r G-AOFC.
    Operated with markings: Kuwait Emerite Special

    6 September 1956

    To William C. Wold Associates with new c/r N9853F.

    July 1958

    To Arabian Oil Company with new c/r JA5048.

    25 December 1958

    To International Drilling Company with new c/r N5550A.

    February 1959

    To Norronafly with new c/r LN-LAU.

    15 June 1960

    To Beldex Corporation with new c/r N556R.

    7 December 1960

    Certificate of airworthiness for N295M (240-5, 64) issued.

    Converted to a CV-300.

    27 July 1961

    To Beldex Corporation with new c/r N3338N.

    28 July 1961

    To Robert O Naegele keeping c/r N3338N.

    26 December 1962

    To Rialto Company keeping c/r N3338N.

    18 November 1963

    To Magnavox Company keeping c/r N3338N.

    6 April 1964

    To Magnavox Company with new c/r N295M.

    24 August 1973

    To Lax Electronics keeping c/r N295M.

    18 November 1974

    To Wilgreen Electronics Corporation keeping c/r N295M.

    14 October 1981

    To The Airplane Store/Providence Airlines keeping c/r N295M.

    15 April 1983

    To Theodore W. Hunt keeping c/r N295M.

    1 December 1985

    To Air Safaris keeping c/r N295M.

    31 May 1991


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: Convair 240, operated by Miami Air Charter, at Miami International, Florida

    December 1992

    Leased to Miami Air Charter.

    17 April 1995

    To Bahama Air Ferries Inc, Daytona Beach, FL keeping c/r N295M.

    Based at Daytona Beach Regional Airport, Daytona Beach, FL.
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    1 January 2007

    Certificate of airworthiness for N295M (240-5, 64) issued.

    24 September 2013

    Civil registration, N295M, cancelled.

    Withdrawn from use.
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