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The 1960s Jetliner Program That Bankrupted Convair Still Sits Parked In California's High Desert

The 1960s Jetliner Program That Bankrupted Convair Still Sits Parked In California's High Desert

The Convair 880 and 990 challenged Boeing and Douglas with speed, but fuel costs and limited sales doomed the program. A handful survive at Mojave.

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