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Convair CV-240-12 (153)

 

 
Date: 03/1949

Location: SAN/KSAN

Photo: Sabena via collection Skystef

Description: this Convair making a test flight over the plant where it was build, wears the first color scheme of Sabena and was such delivered at Brussels on March 27 1949 being the second Convair for the Belgian carrier. 

Date: 50's

Location: BRU/EBBR

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: same livery seen at its home base.

Date: 50's

Location: HAM/EDDH

Photo: collection Radoje Jelic

Description: second (white top) livery but still with a silver tail which was adopted from July 1951 onwards.

Date: 50's

Location: BRU/EBBR (Melsbroek)

Photo: Sabena via collection Skystef

Description: second (white top inclusive the tail adopted from 1953 onwards) and airframes final color scheme.

Date: 04/1955

Location: BRU/EBBR (Melsbroek)

Photo: collection Radoje Jelic

Description: same livery but pictured on a colorslide. With the arrival of the new Convair 440's, it was from March 1957 onwards laid up at Brussels awaiting sale and after seven months it was cancelled to Poland as "SP-LPA" for new operator LOT (of Poland) in their full livery on October 7 1957.

 

Belgian register