At 0948 c.d.t., on August 4, 1968, North Central Airlines Flight 261, a Convair 580, N4634S, and a Home Airmotive, Inc., Cessna 150, N8742S, collided approximately 11.5 m1les southwest of General …

Segment begins with the surviving co-pilot of the Convair, John Mazur, in a hospital bed speaking about the mid-air collision, and then cuts to parts of the private plane in a beet field. There are additional …

The first of five Douglas DC-9-31s entered service in September 1967 and the piston-powered Convair 340s and Convair 440s were all converted to Convair 580s with turboprop engines; the airline also …

Jan 29, 2021 · Although North Central only initially took delivery of a handful of Convair Twins in the early 1960s, additional machines were acquired through the 1960s and 70s, and by the time the …

Beloved by all who worked for him, Carr turned North Central Airlines into a highly respected national air carrier. In 1967, the 48 passenger Convair 580 joined the fleet. The sleek upgraded Convairs, with …

Join JetFlix TV founder Henry Tenby for a fascinating and personal look back at the history of the Convair-liner Convair 580 with one of the world’s largest operators of the type.

While the British variant of the popular Convair airliner met with limited success, Allison had refined its more powerful 501 series of turboprop engines with the new airframe / engine match certified on …

Dec 30, 2022 · North Central Airlines Flight 458 was a regularly scheduled passenger flight between Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Chicago, Illinois, with stops at Wasau, Green Bay, Manitowoc, and …

The mighty Convair 580 ️ North Central Airlines flew these turboprops all across the Midwest from the 1960s into the late 1970s. Known for their...

North Central Airlines, Flight 458, a Convair 580, crashed while it was on an instrument approach at O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois, at approximately 2022 c.s.t., on December 27, 1968.