A C-131B (AF Ser. No. 53-7820) was given a gunsight for the side window, but instead of guns it had cameras in the cargo area. Eventually the C-131 was ferried to Eglin AFB in Florida and a …

The CV-240/340/440 series was used by the United States Air Force for medical evacuation and VIP transport, and was designated as C-131 Samaritan. The first model Samaritan, the C …

The Convair C-131 Samaritan was an American military transport produced from 1954 to 1956 by Convair. It is the military version of the Convair CV-240. The design began life in a production …

The Convair C-131 Samaritan is the military designation of the CV-240 airliner. It was used by the United States Air Force as medevac and as a VIP aircraft. In 1954, the initial model of the …

Jan 21, 2020 · The first flying gunship test was carried out on the CONVAIR C-131 Samaritan back in 1963 in a project named Project Tailchaser. For this project, one C-131B variant was …

Feb 10, 2019 · The 1955 Convair C-131B cargo plane was traveling from the Bahamas to Opa-locka when it crashed about 13 miles east of Bay Harbor Islands just after noon Friday. The …

Apr 22, 2016 · C-131A models were passenger haulers based on the CONVAIR CV-240 with seating for thirty-nine and 26 units built in all. The C-131B followed suit and added elements of …

A Convair C-131B Samaritan cargo plane was destroyed when it ditched in the Atlantic Ocean about 32 miles east of the Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport (OPF), Florida, USA. The …

Constructed as a C-131B. Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 53-7821. Transferred to Eglin AFB. Transferred to Wright-Patterson AFB, OH. Used for gunship …

Jun 1, 2020 · Following the Defense Department's creation of the Tri-Service designation system for all US military aircraft on September 18, 1962, the R4Y-1 was re-designated C-131F, while …