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ID 33634 Views: 482 Photo Comments: 1	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	NASA Rockwell International Space Shuttle Orbiter OV-103 (Discovery)	Dulles - Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD/KIAD) USA - Virginia, April 19, 2012	Bob Garrard Contact
	Registration/Serial No. | Remarks & Notes
	OV-103 (cn 103) Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-103 Accompanied by Astronauts walking alongside, Discovery is being towed to the ceremony during which NASA officially turns her over to the Smithsonian Institution. It will be on permanent display at the National Air and Space Museum's Udvar-Hazy Center at Washington Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia.

ID 33615 Views: 591 Photo Comments: 5	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	NASA Boeing 747-123 SCA	Dulles - Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD/KIAD) USA - Virginia, April 17, 2012	Bob Garrard Contact
	Registration/Serial No. | Remarks & Notes
	N905NA (cn 20107) Boeing 747-123(SCA) N905NA (cn 20107/86) bringing the Space Shuttle "Discovery" to its new home at the Smithsonian's Udvar-Hazy Museum at Dulles International Airport, with NASA T-38 Talon N955NA (cn T6232), ex-USAF 69-7082, flying above. The trio made two passes before landing.

ID 33475 Views: 561 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	United Airlines Boeing 727-22	Columbus - Port Columbus International (CMH/KCMH) USA - Ohio, June -, 1972	Bob Garrard Contact
	Registration/Serial No. | Remarks & Notes
	N7001U (cn 18293) The very first 727 taxies away from the gate at CMH in June, 1972. This aircraft, the prototype, first flew on February 9, 1963. After the flight test program it was delivered to United on November 6, 1964 and flew with them until 1991. It is preserved at The Museum of Flight in Seattle.

ID 33420 Views: 508 Photo Comments: 7	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Delta Air Lines McDonnell Douglas DC-9-14	Columbus - Port Columbus International (CMH/KCMH) USA - Ohio, March -, 1967	Bob Garrard Contact
	Registration/Serial No. | Remarks & Notes
	N3312L (cn 45707) About to land on 28L at CMH in the original livery. Was flown by Southern, Republic and Northwest after being retired by Delta.

ID 33361 Views: 506 Photo Comments: 2	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Wright Airlines Convair 600-240D	Columbus - Port Columbus International (CMH/KCMH) USA - Ohio, February -, 1979	Bob Garrard Contact
	Registration/Serial No. | Remarks & Notes
	N74850 (cn 74) Seen just after arriving at the gate on a chilly winter evening in CMH, this aircraft was delivered to AA as CV240 N94237 in June 1948. It was sold to Central Airlines in 1960 and rr, and converted to CV600 in August 1966. Wright leased the a/c in March, 1976, bought it in August, 1982 and it flew with them until June, 1984.

ID 33358 Views: 586 Photo Comments: 1	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Wright Airlines Convair 440 Metropolitan	Cleveland - Burke Lakefront (BKL/KBKL) USA - Ohio, May -, 1975	Bob Garrard Contact
	Registration/Serial No. | Remarks & Notes
	N4402 (cn 484) Delivered new to Mohawk Airlines in 1959. Bought by Wright in March, 1972, and flew with them for about 4 years.

ID 33351 Views: 605 Photo Comments: 1	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Wright Airlines Convair 440 Metropolitan	Cleveland - Burke Lakefront (BKL/KBKL) USA - Ohio, May -, 1976	Bob Garrard Contact
	Registration/Serial No. | Remarks & Notes
	N4403 (cn 461) Previously YU-ADK with JAT, and still wearing their colors, this was the second Convair to carry the N4403 registration, the other being cn486 which was N4403 with Mohawk.

ID 33350 Views: 570 Photo Comments: 0	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Wright Airlines Convair 440 Metropolitan	Cleveland - Burke Lakefront (BKL/KBKL) USA - Ohio, May -, 1972	Bob Garrard Contact
	Registration/Serial No. | Remarks & Notes
	N4401 (cn 483) Delived new to Mohawk, then bought by Executive Airlines, and seen here in their colors after being bought by Wright.

ID 33317 Views: 589 Photo Comments: 4	Airline / Aircraft Type	Location and Date	Photographer
	Trans World Airlines (TWA) Convair 880-22-2	Columbus - Port Columbus International (CMH/KCMH) USA - Ohio, April -, 1973	Bob Garrard Contact
	Registration/Serial No. | Remarks & Notes
	N817TW (cn 22-00-23) Holding for departure on 28L.