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53-7804
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1955 Convair C-131B Samaritan C/N 256Discuss this aircraft in forum |
| Manufacturer: | Convair |
| Model: | C-131B Samaritan Search all Convair C-131B Samaritan |
| Year built: | 1955 |
| Construction Number (C/N): | 256 |
| Aircraft Type: | Fixed wing multi engine |
| Number of Seats: | 48 |
| Number of Engines: | 2 |
| Engine Type: | Reciprocating |
| Engine Manufacturer and Model: | Pratt & Whitney R-2800 SERIES |
| Also Registered As: | N145GT Valid |
| Registration Number: | 53-7804 |
| Current Status: | Withdrawn from service |
| Owner: | United States Air Force |
| Address: | , United States |
| Malcolm Clarke, 2017-11-03 12:40:22 | |
| Delivered May 18, 1955 as C-131B to 3201st ABW at Eglin AFB. Converted to JC-131B May 1956. Converted to C-131B Oct 1968. Assigned ADTC at Eglin AFB Nov 1968. Assigned 4485th TS at Rhein, Main AB, Germany Apr 1972. Assigned 2346th TWS/ADTC/AFSC at Eglin QAFB Oct 1972 to Oct 1975. To civil registry with NASA as N635NA at Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, OH in 1976. Transferred to Georgia Institute of Technology Dec 1980, delivered Feb 9, 1981, registed N145GT Aug 1981. To Tiger East Inc Feb 19, 1992. Registration cancelled Nov 1992. To Aeroservicios Trans Caribbean Airline, registered HR-ASR Nov 3, 1992. Richard Air of Florida, registered Feb 1995 N145GT. Stored at Kissimmee Gateway Airport, FL. Leased to Executive Airline as C-FWMN Oct 12, 195 but NTU. Registration cancelled. Leased to Air Canada Express, registered C-FZSO Oct 1995. Returned to Richard Air of Florida, Inc Oct 1995. Registered N145GT Oct 27, 1995. Repossessed by John M. Pentecost May 12, 2001, Registered Sep 7, 2001. Registered to Kestrel Inc Dec 8, 2004, current stored at Gainesville MAP, TX in 2008. Leased to Florida Air Transport in 2012. Converted to freighter. Courtesy Joe Baugher. | |