On March 16, 1947, the Convair CV-240 took to the skies for the first time, marking a significant advancement in commercial ...

John F. Kennedy's 1960 presidential campaign utilized a converted Convair CV-240, nicknamed "Caroline," marking the first time a presidential candidate leveraged private aviation for a significant ...

It’s hard to believe that four decades have passed since one of rock’s best-known tragedies occurred. On Oct. 20, 1977, a chartered Convair CV-240 plane carrying Lynyrd Skynyrd — in the midst of a ...

It was 44 years ago last month that a Convair CV-240 passenger plane with members of the Lynyrd Skynyrd southern rock band went down near Gillsburg, Mississippi. Artimus Pyle, the group’s drummer, ...

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – On Oct. 20, 1977, a Convair CV-240 airliner took off from Greenville, South Carolina. There were 24 passengers inside the charter flight that Thursday evening including, crew and ...

TUPELO — When the Convair CV-240 plane carrying members of the legendary Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd crashed in a forest near Gillsburg, Mississippi, on the evening of Oct. 20, 1977, Tupelo ...

In March 2020, we returned to the crash site of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s final flight - where the Convair CV-240 went down on October 20, 1977 - for another unforgettable metal detecting journey. Armed with ...

One of the weirdest things you can do to a car is bolt the fuselage of a plane to it. (I am always saying this.—ED) This 1979 Fleetwood Pace Arrow motorhome for sale on Craigslist wears the body of a ...