cv440

Per www.walteromalley.com/feat_holman_page3.php that looks like Bump Hollman getting into the plane. Bump was Bud Holman's son, Bud being the Director of the Dodgers.

Do you have a copy of the photo seen in the link above with the President of the Dodgers and Bump's dad Bud getting into this airplane?

oaktree_brian_1976 I don't think so. The vast majority of our 440 images have been digitized, and I haven't come across it yet.

CV-440-12, s/n 336. Delivered to Sabena 17 July 1956 and registered OO-SCL. WFU and went to Frontier Airlines 10 December 1967 as N73160. Converted to CV-580 1968. Last went to Aspen Airways 9 December 1988. Written off 20 January 1989. Received substantial damage in a forced landing near Buena Vista, CO due to engine failure. The aircraft landed on a dirt road, hit a fence and a log pile caused the nose gear to collapse.

Nothing much to add to Gary's eminent text above except that Convair's official date of manufacture was 18 June 1956 (no first flight date unfortunately) which indicates this is a test flight between 18 June and 17 July. Stig

Previous black & white photo was dated 9 Oct 1957
Stig