Frigorifico Santa Rita C-46F-1-CU CP-754 (c/n 22570) was based at La Paz ‘El Alto’ airport as one of the larger meat-haulers in Bolivia. CP-754 was destroyed at Santa Cruz El Trompillo airport (March 1992). The Curtis did not gain sufficient speed on takeoff because of a wet runway. The plane cleared a fence, then struck the ground left wing-first and crashed.

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SAO (Servicios Aéreos Del Oriente) C-46A-5-CU CP-746 (c/n 26417) was damaged beyond repair in emergency landing in July 1999.

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Geneva, Switzerland August 1990

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Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA)

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Remarks: Carries 'The Wall Street Journal' titles on the nose. Originally delivered to Delta Air Lines in 1953 as a Convair 340, converted to a Convair 440 in 1969. Apparently, this particuliar ex-Delta Convair 440 performed Delta's last prop flight in April, 1970. Flight originated in Jacksonville, Fl with a stop at Brunswick, then on to Atlanta. Breakfast was served enroute.

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