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    The Convair CV-240 is an American airliner that Convair manufactured from 1947 to 1954, initially as a possible replacement for the ubiquitous Douglas...
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    crash site Greenville Baton Rouge On October 20, 1977, a Convair CV-240 passenger aircraft ran out of fuel and crashed in a wooded area near Gillsburg...
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    produced from 1954 to 1956 by Convair. It is the military version of the Convair CV-240 family of airliners. This was one of the last radial engined aircraft...
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    The Convair CV-240 is an American airliner produced by Convair from 1947 to 1954, initially as a possible replacement of the ubiquitous Douglas DC-3. Featuring...
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    On 19 June 1954 a Swissair Convair CV-240 ditched off Folkestone, Kent when it ran out of fuel while crossing the English Channel. All on board survived...
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    in Pretoria plane crash". Retrieved 2018-08-07. "ASN Aircraft accident Convair CV-340 ZS-BRV Pretoria-Wonderboom Airport (PRY)". Aviation Safety Network...
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    On 14 October 1953, a Sabena Convair CV-240 crashed 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) north of Frankfurt, West Germany, shortly after taking off from Frankfurt International...
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    American Airlines Flight 476 (category Accidents and incidents involving the Convair CV-240 family)
    Laguardia Airport in New York City, New York. On August 4, 1955, the Convair CV-240-0 crashed while attempting an emergency landing in Fort Leonard Wood...
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  • crew members on board survived. On 31 July 1960, a Deutsche Flugdienst Convair CV-240 (registered D-BELU) en route from Frankfurt to Rimini experienced failures...
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  • 1-11". rzjets. Retrieved August 12, 2019. "Convair CV-240". rzjets. Retrieved August 12, 2019. "Convair CV-440". rzjets. Retrieved August 12, 2019. "Douglas...
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