Hi Pete
Sadly what you see in the photo is just about all that is left...just
the forward fuselage/cockpit...the rest of the aircraft was broken up
a few years ago...photo and info at:
http://www.convairjet.com/CV880_cn23.html
Best regards
Jim
> Looks like 'Lost Birds' 880 - N817TW - may have survived the axe
> too, if I'm correct part of it can be seen in this photo taken in
> Jan 14 - Just in front of the Southern Air 747 tail at far left of
> the picture?
>
> http://www.airliners.net/photo/Southern-Air/Boeing-747-230B(SF)/2389517/L/&sid=18b29ea642d038246a4f7ab096c3d9be
>
> For a comparison, see :- http://www.airliners.net/photo/Convair-880-(22-1)/1162945/&sid=108a71a3be77f082c6ac9bc1dfb5b72a
>
> Cheers
>
>
> Pete Field
> www.flickr.com/peterfield
>
> On 8 Apr 2014, at 19:01, Peter Field <peter.field@me.com> wrote:
>
>> Yes that one is N815AJ, see :-
>>
>> http://www.airliners.net/photo/Convair-880-(22-1)/2052650/&sid=4386bc7d7639072763a108c3f0a7bcf4
>>
>> Any sign of the APSA one behind it or has it been chopped?
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>>
>> Pete Field
>> www.flickr.com/peterfield
>>
>> On 8 Apr 2014, at 10:58, eLaReF <elaref@btinternet.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Thks John
>>>
>>> Glad my recognition is better than I thought it was!
>>>
>>> eLaReF
>>>
>>> On 08/04/2014 08:58, John Wildman wrote:
>>>> Hi.
>>>>
>>>> The only survivor of the CV-880's at Mojave is N815AJ. This
>>>> registration however has been cancelled and I'm not sure what it
>>>> carries at present, if anything at all? Again I'm not sure why
>>>> this particular aircraft was spared the "Jaws of Death" but
>>>> probably some ownership wrangle?
>>>>
>>>> HTH
>>>>
>>>> John.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> From: cactus-wings@googlegroups.com [mailto:cactus-wings@googlegroups.com
>>>> ] On Behalf Of eLaReF
>>>> Sent: 08 April 2014 08:39
>>>> To: cactus-wings@googlegroups.com
>>>> Subject: [cactuswings 2870] Mojave - Jan 4th
>>>>
>>>> I'm still trying to sort out trip photos for posting on Flickr
>>>> from Victorville & Mojave, from my New year visits
>>>>
>>>> Whilst going though them I saw this in the foreground of one:-
>>>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/elaref/13704530333/
>>>>
>>>> Do any CV-880s still survive there?
>>>> Is it a 707 and my recognition is c**p?
>>>>
>>>> I've searched back for a log of Mojave, but not found anything
>>>> recent.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> thks
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> eLaReF
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