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 General Electric SUU-11A/A 7.62 mm Gatling -style Minigun was installed.

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-131A, was derived from the CV-240 model, and was delivered to the USAF in 1954.

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 requirement by American Airlines for a pressurized airliner to replace the classic Douglas DC-3.

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 equipped to have a gunsight window on the side but in place of the guns, it was equipped with cameras in its cargo areas.

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 Samaritan designated as the C-131A was delivered to the United States Air Force.

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 captain was fatally injured, and the co-pilot was seriously injured.

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 Coast Guard said the search for the pilot, 68-year-old Capt. Robert Hopkins, encompassed 364 nautical miles and lasted about 21 hours.

Mar 25, 1998 · Aircraft: Convair C-131B Samaritan; Serial #: 274; Photo date: 1998-03-25; Uploaded: 2024-07-21

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 systems tests. Transferred to 117th Air Refueling Squadron, 190th Air Refueling Group, Kansas ANG, Topeka, KS.

Oct 6, 2024 · 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 General Electric SUU-11A/A 7.62 mm Gatling-style Minigun was installed.