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OO-DHL

 

Convair CV-580(F) (459)

 

 
Date: 03/1988

Location: STR/EDDS

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: the fifth Convair of European Air Transport was on January 22 1988 delivered at Charleroi (iso Brussels due to an ATC strike) in the full DHL outfit.

Date: 12/1988

Location: BRU/EBBR

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: seen with tiny letters "DHL" on the nose.

Date: 01/09/1991

Location: BRU/EBBR

Photo: Skystef

Description: later seen with only the letter "L" on its nose.

Date: 30/06/1993

Location: BRU/EBBR

Photo: Skystef

Description: here seen with white nose adopted in 1990 to avoid bird strikes.

Date: 21/04/2001

Location: BRU/EBBR

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: after 12 years of operations, it left the fleet being transferred to sister company Swiftair as "EC-HMS" on May 25 2000. Here seen such with besides the same color scheme the letter "L" on its nose being the only remnant of its Belgian adventure.

 

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