And more interestingly, where are these aircraft now? Elvis’ first jet: The ‘Lisa Marie’ Convair 880 Elvis Presley purchased his first personal plane in 1975. It was a Convair 880 that had been flying ...

Colombian migrants deported from the United States wait inside El Dorado airport after arriving in Bogota, Colombia, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara) ...

All the motorists who were stranded along the 201 Forest Service Road have reportedly been brought to safety. Kane Blake with the Okanagan Forest Task Force says volunteers with Okanagan Offroad ...

DALLAS — Today, in 1959, the first example of Model 22, the initial production version of the Convair 880, completed its maiden flight, marking a notable moment in aviation history. The Convair 880, ...

A KelownaNow reader submitted pictures of several vehicles stuck on the 201 Forest Service Road, which runs from Penticton east to Carmi on Highway 33. Although the road has been used as an ...

WEST FORKS (WGME) -- The Somerset County Sheriff's Office says a Madison man was killed in a crash on Route 201 in West Forks Sunday night. Police say the crash happened around 7:48 p.m ...

WEST FORKS — A 62-year-old man died Sunday night in a crash with a tractor-trailer on U.S. Route 201 in West Forks, according to the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office. Todd Bouchard of Madison ...

DALLAS — Today, in 1961, the Convair 990 'Coronado' made its inaugural flight. Convair developed this American-built, narrow-body, four-engined aircraft in response to a request from American Airlines ...

The year is 1961. USA needs an edge agaist the soviets. They turned to military supplier Convair, who at the time was looking into various applications of nuclear power in aircraft for the US navy.