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History[]

Built in 1941[3] as a DC-3-314B.[N 2] In 1941 the aircraftb aken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force as C-50B-DO 41-7704.

The aircraft later passed to unknown owner(s) as NC21788, and then N271L, before joining Hi Flyers Inc, New Orleans, LA as N340EL. On 9 October 2009, civil registration N340EL was cancelled, as the aircraft had been lost in a fire.[4]

Notes[]

  1. Allocated to Convair CV-340-42 c/n 153 between 28 November 1957 and 1 December 1964,[1] this registration passed to Cessna C340 c/n 340A-1004 in 2013[2]
  2. Civil registration NC28371 reserved but not taken up.

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