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By: Rolf Keller - 25th January 2017 at 21:29

very long since … We try to rehearse the “life” of Bernie Cornfelds Convair CV-240 HB-IMS / N93218.

We are searching for somebody who can tell us – or check sources – about the period, N93218 was parked (stored?, checked?, repaired?) at Prestwick, and when it left to Tel Aviv.

For us Basle spotters, the history of this plane ends in September 1972 (or 18th or 21st), when N93218 left BSL to Prestwick. Here people were told that it had left to Los Angeles, with a first fuel stop foreseen at Prestwick.
But the history says that the plane burnt out 1983 in a hangar fire at Tel Aviv, belonging to IAI at that time.

You will find some pictures of this plane at:
– http://www.bsl-mlh-planes.net/browse/registration/HB-IMS/
– http://www.bsl-mlh-planes.net/browse/registration/N93218/

More pictures are to come soon, while the comments have to be revised in a few points, considering newer discussions. (Unfortunately texts are in German onl

BTW: You might find a lot of pictures on www.bsl-mlh-planes.net with a connex to the UK world of aviation, starting as early as August 16th, 1923, when the first scheduled flight of Handley Page Transport Ltd passed through the earlier Airport Basel-Sternenfeld (http://www.bsl-mlh-planes.net/albums/album_id/24/), later followed by all the famous large biplanes of Imperial Airways.

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By: zoot horn rollo - 17th October 2010 at 20:39

And there’s the unfinished Twin Pin c/n 585.

Who’s that in the picture? This brings back memories of bunking round the SAL site trying to keep one step ahead of security. Dane Murdoch and I got nabbed one December whilst standing under Benie Cornfeld’s CV240 N93218 having just “done” the RCAF storage hangars.

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By: Robert Whitton - 17th October 2010 at 09:31

I found another photo.

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By: Robert Whitton - 13th October 2010 at 18:11

I bought c/n 186 but they scrapped it “by mistake” and refunded the cost!
Before anyone asks its not me in the photo!

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By: Newforest - 11th October 2010 at 07:35

Queen might be the best description but she certainly is most talented.

I guess you do have the wrong c/n. 😉

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By: zoot horn rollo - 10th October 2010 at 22:33

I must change that to Lady Gaga.

I don’t think it was C/N 030 as this was an unfinished airframe

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By: Newforest - 10th October 2010 at 14:06

B.206, c/n 030 was XS 778,then G-BCIX and finally N24BB.

I like Amy!:)

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By: FiltonFlyer - 10th October 2010 at 13:44

Pup frame 188: This was used by an ATC Squadron in Kilmarnock. It was painted up as a Bulldog if I remember, with serial KK327, and I remember seeing it at a Prestwick Air Show (or HMS Gannet Day) in 1983. I don’t have W&R to hand at the moment, so I don’t know if they still have it.

Andy