Lake Central Airlines
Convair 340-31 N73151
(c/n 169)
This image is somewhat rare in that it shows a Lake
Central Convair 340 before it was
converted to a model 580 by the
susbtitution of Allison 501 D13D turbo-props for the
Pratt & Whitney R-2800 radial engines. This aircraft was
originally delivered to United
Airlines
who flew it from 1954 as "Mainliner Springfield until its sale to LCA
in 1960.
Seen below, is a rare
shot from the Mike Sparkman collection showing a 340 in full
'Airline
of the Heart' livery applied to the converted 580 fleet.
Convair 340-31
N73149
(c/n 163)