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Convair 880 (Jet transport)

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Topical headingConvair 880 (Jet transport)
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See alsoConvair transport planes
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Jet transports
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Found inWork cat: Convair 880 and 990, c1996: p. 14 (maiden flight, Jan. 27, 1959) p. 19 (Convair 880, jet transport that entered service with Delta Air Lines on May 15, 1960)
Delta Flight Museum WWW, 7 Dec. 2015: Exhibits, Delta History (Convair 880, jet transport in Delta fleet from 1960 to 1973; the Convair 880 was the fastest subsonic commercial jet)
Wikipedia, 7 Dec. 2015: Convair 880 (narrow-body jet airliner created to compete against the Douglas DC-8 and the Boeing 707. The 880 was produced by Convair, a division of General Dynamics. Between 1959 and 1962, 65 880s were produced)