N5607_1968ca_MUC_1600_MK

 

Photo taken by Manfred Kaffine and kindly provided by him for inclusion on this page.

 

 

München-Riem

ca. 1968

 

N5607

Convair 990A-30A-5

30-10-16

Modern Air Transport

 

N5607 is taxiing to Riem’s runway 25 for take-off. This airframe was frequently seen at the airport during 1968, e.g. on 20 February, 5 May, 26 May, 16 June, 23 June and 30 June (dates from Klaus Held’s Riem chronicle). It returned still with Modern Air Transport, but re-registered as N5624 on 7 May 1972 and then as N990E with Nomads Travel club on 18 September 1978. It left Riem for the last time on 24 September 1978 after a 6-day stay.

 

This Convair 990A started out as N5607 with American Airlines in February 1962. It went on to Modern Air Transport in April 1967 as N5607 (later re-registered N5624), then to Nomads Travel Club as N990E in August 1975 and finally Galaxy Airlines and Christ is the Answer, still as N990E. Broken up at Fort Lauderdale (FL) during 1990-1991. (Sources: scramble.nl, rzjets.net)

 

Registration details for this airframe:

www.scramble.nl/database/civil/details/convair990_16

 

This airframe as N5607 with American Airlines at DTW in November 1964:

imgproc.airliners.net/photos/airliners/7/7/5/1342577.jpg

 

N5607 with Modern Air Transport at BFI in May 1967 (non-standard „The Silver Palace“ colours):

www.flickr.com/photos/23032926@N05/8382436910

 

This airframe as N5624 with Modern Air Transport at LGW in ca. 1972:

www.flickr.com/photos/keith_brooks/37197244974

 

N990E in basic Nomads colours probaly at KDTW in Romulus, Michigan:

www.flickr.com/photos/154191970@N03/46505426535

 

N990E with Galaxy at FLL in June 1986:

www.flickr.com/photos/steelhead2010/11011062906

 

N990E with Christ is the Answer at FLL in 1991:

www.flickr.com/photos/steelhead2010/9370334506

 

 

Scan from Kodak medium-format (6x6 cm) slide, cropped to 3:2 aspect ratio.

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