JACK McKILLOP COLLECTION
No. 7536. Martin 404E (N259S c/n 14233) Systems International Airways
Photographed at The Glenn L. Martin Aviation Museum, Martin State Airport, Middle River, Maryland, USA, December 19, 2007, by Jack McKillop
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03/31/2008. Remarks by Jack McKillop:
This aircraft, which was marketed as the 4-0-4, was one of 60 that were ordered by Eastern Air Lines and was delivered on November 4,
1952 registered N485A. Eastern sold it to Charlotte Aircraft Corp. on December 17, 1962 and it was sold to Southern Airways of Atlanta,
Georgia on June 8, 1964 and re-registered N259S. It was sold to Shawnee Airlines of Orlando, Florida, in January 1976 and then sold to
a leasing company in 1977 which leased it to Florida Airlines of Sarasota, Florida who named it City of Fort Lauderdale. In 1980, it was
sold to a New Jersey airline, Ocean Airways, which went bankrupt in 1981 and it was returned to Florida Airlines. |
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Created March 31, 2008