The C-131 was a military transport version of the Convair-Liner 240 built by General Dynamics. It was the first pressurized, twin engine transport ordered by the Military Air Transport Service. The T-29 version of this aircraft filled the back of the plane with student stations and was used to train bombardiers, navigators and electronic warfare officers.
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Entry_ID: C-131A
Group: Platform_Identification
Platform_Category: Aircraft
Short_Name: C-131A
Long_Name: Convair C-131 Samaritan
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Creation_Date: 2008-07-14
Online_Resource: http://aeroweb.brooklyn.cuny.edu/specs/convair/c-131a.htm
Online_Resource: http://www.marchfield.org/c131d.htm
Sample_Image: http://www.marchfield.org/c131z262.jpg
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