On this day October 20, 1977, a Convair CV-240 passenger aircraft ran out of fuel and crashed in a wooded area near Gillsburg, Mississippi, United States. Chartered by the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd from L & J Company of Addison, Texas, it was flying from Greenville, South Carolina, to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, crashing near its destination. Lynyrd Skynyrd lead vocalist and founding member Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist and vocalist Steve Gaines, backing vocalist Cassie Gaines (Steve's older sister), as

BRANIFF STILL FLYING TODAY CONVAIR 340-32 N3420 - Braniff International Airways Convair 340-32 Cosmopolitan registered as N3420 is parked on the ramp awaiting passengers for its next departure from Denver Stapleton Airport, Colorado, in 1953 (Photo 1). The 44-passenger airliner is painted in the 1950 Red and Blue El Conquistador Color Scheme with White Upper Fuselage. This was the sixteenth of 26 new Convair 340s that were delivered to Braniff between July 1952 and July 1954. Ship N3420 first fl

VIDEO Martin's Air Charter Convair CV-340 (ZS-BRV) lifting off from Wonderboom Airport, South Africa which crashed shortly after due to engine problems. Killing 1 of 20. One person on the ground was also killed. The aircraft was seen trailing brown smoke from the engine on takeoff. (10-JUL-2018). | Air Disasters

Getting ready for today’s Hands on Tour and we are inside a C-131F (Convair 340). #convair #c131 #convair340 #handsontour #tucson #visittucson #aviationsafari #aviationpreservation #boneyardsafari | Boneyard Safari