Norsk Metropollitan Klubb CV-440 LN-KLK at ENFB/FBU 10-06-1984

Convair CV-440-75 Metropollitan

cn: 357

ff: 31-07-1956

 

26-08-1956 SE -BSR arrived Fornebu as CV-440 no 9 to SAS - Scandinavian Arilines System, "Bjarne Viking", config Y56

 

probably 1966 SE-BSR "Bjarne Viking" repainted to the 1966 revision of the SAS colours.

 

30-11-1975 wfu after 19 years for SAS

 

03-12-1975 LN-KLK Nor-Fly A/S, still config Y56

 

11-1981 LN-KLK Nor Fly Charter tfd, but continued to fly in standard Nor-Fly A/S colours

 

wfu 1984

09-03-1984 LN-KLK Norsk Metropollitan Klubb bought LN-KLK to keep it as a Veteran Flying Aircraft for members.

 

1988 wfu due to economocal problems

 

LN-KLK is well preserved at the Sola Air Museum, at Stavanger airport (ENZV/SVG), and still exhibited in the colours of Norsk Metropollitan Klubb.

 

This day in Jun 1984 was my first view of it, as it was come out of the FOF Hangar, where the painting for NMK has been done. Still missing the logo of NMK

 

Far left is C-FHNH Concolidated PBY-5A Canso Tanker visible, leased in by Haydn Air Charter for fire-fighting. One of the two King Air 100s of Partnair also visible

 

Scanned from original negative film, shot with an old instamatdic camera

 

 

 

Done