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| Converted to a freighter in 1960, seen at Idlewild Airport (JFK), New York in February 1962 awaiting a load of cargo (Mel Lawrence) | There's not much left of this once proud airliner in this April 2004 photo taken near Colchane, Chile (Helge Huber) |
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| Converted to a freighter in 1960, seen at Idlewild Airport (JFK), New York in February 1962 awaiting a load of cargo (Mel Lawrence) | There's not much left of this once proud airliner in this April 2004 photo taken near Colchane, Chile (Helge Huber) |
- Final registration - N7311C
- Delivered to TWA May 1957 as L1649A N7311C "Star of Ebro"
- Last passenger service with TWA on August 17, 1960
- Converted to freighter by Lockheed Air Service and returned to TWA October 20, 1960
- Retired December 1966 and stored at Mid Continent Airport, Kansas City, MO
- To California Airmotive Corporation September 20, 1967
- Leased to Trans American Leasing Inc ~December 1968
- Damaged during an emergency landing at a small airport in Colchane, Chile on March 26, 1969 after a double engine failure
- Partial remains of fuselage and wing photographed at Colchane in April 2004
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