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This aircraft is a Convair T-29B, USAAF Ser. No. 51-5164 (c/n 240-295). It'd later be converted to a VT-29B, before being sold and registered as N80150 in 1979. By 1990, it was reportedly scrapped at Mojave Airport (MHV /KMHV). Identity of the model is revealed elsewhere in the SDASM collection, Miss Lucille Thomas.

CV-240, s/n 17. To Western 16 June 1948 as N8404H. To North Japan Airlines April 1961 as JA5087. To Japan Domestic Airlines 15 April 1964. Leased to Southwest Airlines 1966. To Air Service Inc 29 November 1968 as N8404H. To Coastal Aviation Inc 4 October 1969. To Time Aviation Services Inc 21 January 1974. WFU and scrapped at Hondo, TX 1988.

Talking about landing accidents and the C-46 undercarriage problems..... Is it possible to read the tail number?? Stig

Stig Jarlevik Hopefully you can make this one: www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives/45748042032/in/datepo...

Thanks Alan Unfortunately the three last digits are too unclear and with too many options. At face value I read 44-77535 which indeed was assigned to 313TCG, but its recorded accident on 16 April 1945 was with 47TCS (N3 code) and here we have a 49TCS code. On top the listed accident was a bad cat 4 crash which killed the crew (or part of it) while on this photo it looks more like a cat 2/3 accident (that landing gear again) and no obvious reason for anyone in the crew to get killed. Again a great thanks for your efforts!! Stig