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    Airframe Family: Convair CV-240/340/440/580/600/640 / C-131 / R4Y / T-29
    Latest Model:T-29C Samaritan
    Last Military Serial:52-1164 USAF
    Construction Number:240-403
    Last Civil Registration:N690TA {2}
    Compressed ID:Convair T-29C sn 52-1164 USAF cn 24...
    Latest Owner or Location:City of El Paso Texas, El Paso, TX

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a T-29C.

    Circa 1952

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 52-1164.

    Circa 1980

    To Rhoades International with new c/r N154PA.

    1 July 1980

    Certificate of airworthiness for N147JR {2} (240-27, 403) issued.

    June 1990

    To Tol Air Services Inc, San Juan, PR with new c/r N147JR {2}.

    30 October 1998

    To Commercial Aircraft Services Inc, Wilmington, DE with new c/r N690TA {2}.

    1 January 2001

    Certificate of airworthiness for N147JR {2} (240-27, 403) issued.

    Withdrawn from use.

    17 June 2003

    To Tol Air Services Inc, San Juan, PR with new c/r N147JR {2}.

    15 November 2005

    To Commercial Aircraft Services Inc, Wilmington, DE with new c/r N690TA {2}.

    20 June 2006

    To Tol Air Services Inc, San Juan, PR with new c/r N147JR {2}.

    30 January 2009


    Photographer: John Bennett
    Notes: Taken at Opa Locka, Florida, U.S.A.

    6 February 2009

    To Rugged Investments One Llc, Miami Lakes, FL keeping c/r N147JR {2}.

    Based at Opa Locka Airport, Opa Locka, FL.
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    5 September 2014

    Civil registration, N147JR {2}, cancelled.

    3 March 2015

    To City of El Paso Texas, El Paso, TX with new c/r N690TA {2}.

    10 July 2018

    Civil registration, N690TA {2}, cancelled.
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     Aerodata Quantum+
    Airbus, Boeing, Convair and Douglas Production List
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Individual Contributors
     John Bennett
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