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Convair 440 Metropolitan N29DR
Convair 440 Metropolitan N29DR of Basler Flight Services (msn 146); engines : Pratt and Whitney R-2800-CB16 or CB17 Double Wasps; year built : 1955XA-KIM : delivered 8 April 1954, as a Convair 340-51, to Aeronaves de MexicoSE-CRM : bought 7 January 1960 and converted to 440 for Linjeflyg in SwedenN29DROnyx Aviation bought July 1978N29DRCombs Airways bought July 1978N29DRBrennan and Hargreaves leased 1983N29DRCombs Airways repossessed May 1985N29DR 2 December 1986 to Basler Flight Service Inc. Oshkosh WIN29DRMarch 1994 to Basler Turbo Conversions OshkoshN114BF May 1995N114BF28 October 2008 to Weeks Air Museum Inc. Polk City FL Date: circa 1990
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1954 1960 1986 1990 1994 2008 Airways Bought Convair Conversions Converted Delivered Double Engines Hargreaves Leased Metropolitan Polk Pratt Services Turbo Wasps Weeks Whitney December January Oshkosh Year
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This photograph showcases the Convair 440 Metropolitan N29DR, serial number 146, as it gracefully takes to the skies. Built in 1955 as a Convair 340-51 (XA-KIM), this historic aircraft was delivered to Aeronaves de Mexico (SE-CRM) in January 1960, where it underwent conversion to a 440 model for Linjeflyg in Sweden. The Pratt and Whitney R-2800-CB16 and CB17 Double Wasp engines power the Metropolitan, which were a common choice for this aircraft model. Over the years, N29DR passed through various ownerships, including Nyx Aviation, Combs Airways, and Brennan and Hargreaves. In 1983, the plane was leased by the latter two companies, and in 1985, Combs Airways repossessed it. Basler Flight Services acquired the Convair 440 in December 1986, and it was later registered as N114BF. The aircraft underwent further upgrades with Basler Turbo Conversions in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, in March 1994. The Convair 440 Metropolitan N29DR continued to serve in various capacities until it was acquired by the Weeks Air Museum in Polk City, Florida, in October 2008. This photograph, taken circa 1990, captures the essence of this iconic aeronautical model as it soars through the sky, leaving a trail of history in its wake.
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