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A96-353. Convair 440-78. c/n 353.
Was also registered as: N588E; N912PS; N912AL; PT-TGA.
Constructed by the Convair Division of the General Dynamics Corporation, San Diego, California Rolled out as a Convair 440-78 - July 10, 1956 First flown with the test registration as N8463H - ? Registered to General Dynamics Corporation, San Diego, California Powered by Pratt & Whitney R-2800-CB-16 Double Wasp engines Sold to Royal Australian Air Force as A96-353 - ? Received by the Royal Australian Air Force - December 07, 1956 Issued to 86 Wing - December 12, 1956 Issued to No 34 Squadron V.I.P. Flight - February 08, 1957 Withdrawn from use - 1968 Sold to Omni Investment Corporation - July 25, 1968 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N588E - July 1968 Sold to P.T. Sharples - September 16, 1968 Reregistered as N912PS - December 02, 1968 Sold to General Development Air Service Corporation - December 02, 1970 Operated with 'Sunport' titles - November 1972 Sold to Two Jacks Aircraft Sales - November 14, 1973 Sold to American Liberty Oil - January 14, 1974 Reregistered N912AL - February 19, 1982 Sold to Florida Aircraft Sales & Leasing - February 06, 1986 Leased to National Jets - March 1987 The aircraft was converted to cargo configuration with installation of a rear cargo door - May 22, 1987 Sold to Inter-Dominican Corporation - March 15, 1988 Sold to Samuel P. Burnstein - April 08, 1988 Seized by Sheriff of Broward County - July 31, 1989 Sold to Florida Aircraft Leasing Corporation - June 30, 1990 Sold to Inter Tropical Aviation, Paramaribo, Surinam - February 14, 1995 Entered onto Brazilian Aircraft Register as PT-TGA - February 1995 Leased to Tol Air Services, San Juan, Puerto Rico - September 1996 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N912AL - ? Sold to Dodita Air Cargo, San Juan, Puerto Rico - August 07, 1997 It was withdrawn from service by Dodita Air Cargo - 2006 It was observed stored at San Juan in a dirty condition - February 2008 It was dismantled and trucked from San Juan to Barranquitas for use as a restaurant - November 22, 2009 The restaurant was named 'Los Aviones' Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - January 29, 2018 The aircraft is currently situated in the hills of Barranquitos at 18-10-29N, 66-19-54W |
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A96-353. Royal Australian Air Force - in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 1964. (Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 1029-163.) |
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A96-353. Royal Australian Air Force - in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 1964. Boarding the aircraft on her Royal Visit to Australia is Princess Alexandra of Kent. (Qantas Heritage Collection Copyright Image 1029-165.) |
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A96-353. Royal Australian Air Force - in the standard livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, date unknown. (G. Bennett Collection Copyright Image 1029-224.) |
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A96-353. Royal Australian Air Force - in the standard livery at Alice Springs Airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1029-035.) |
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N912PS. General Development Air Services - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1029-045.) |
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N912AL. Los Aviones Restaurant - in the standard livery at Barranquitos, date unknown. (P. Sheehan Collection Copyright Image 1029-275.) |