| C-131 Samaritan R4Y / T-29 | |
|---|---|
 Convair C-131F Samaritan | |
| General information | |
| Type | Military transport |
| Manufacturer | Convair |
| Primary users | United States Air Force |
| Number built | 512[1] |
| History | |
| Introduction date | 1950 |
| First flight | 22 September 1949 |
| Retired | 1990 |
| Developed from | Convair CV-240 |
| Variants | NC-131H TIFS |
The Convair C-131 Samaritan is an American twin-engined military transport produced from 1954 to 1956 by Convair. It is the military version of the Convair CV-240 family of airliners.[2]
This was one of the last radial engined aircraft in US service, along with the Grumman C-1 Trader.
- ^ "T-29 / C-131". www.uswarplanes.net. Archived from the original on 24 July 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ Gradidge 1997, p. 20–21.