File:Convair 880 Eastern Cape.jpg

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Description Convair 880 aircraft c/n 22-7-6-58 (ex. N88CH), in private ownership of South African councillor Billy Nel located in Shadow Park, Gonubie, Eastern Cape (between East London and Kei Mouth). Although not in airworthy condition it is one of the few surviving aircraft of this type.
It was first delivered to Japan Air Lines in July 1961, registered JA8022.
Cathay Pacific Airways bought it in July 1970 and registered it as VR-HGF.
Compania Iter-Americana Export Import bought it in September 1975 and registered it as N88CH.
Jet Aviation in Basel, Switzerland bought it in February 1976 and transferred it to Hirschmann Corporation in the USA. At that time the airline interior was converted for executive transport use.
D-Flag Leasing bought it in December 1977.
Orchester Incorporated bought it in May 1978.
Sentinel Jets Inc. bought it in March 1979.
C C Petit bought it in October 1981. As of July 1983 it was being held at Islip, New York for unpaid fuel and parking fees. It had been abandonded by the rock group Jefferson Starship when they were not paid for performing a concert in Long Island.
The Ciskei government (a South African Bantustan) bought it in August 1987 for the purpose of using it as the luxurious personal transport of president Lennox Sebe, but purchased with a worthless check and C.C. Petit contact Raimund Hohlfeuer of Las Vegas-Nevada to fly the aircraft to South Africa. The Aircraft never get reregistered because C.C. Petit never get paid for the Aircraft. In 1992 Raimund Hohlfeuer get to South Africa to get the Aircraft back to the US but in that time the Aircraft was sold for 1 USD to Billy Nel and after a large law suite in the court in East London, Raimund Hohlfeuer went back to Las Vegas-Nevada to call in a meeting with C.C. Petit. After a long conversation C.C. Petit decided not to bring the Airplane back to the US because of the high expenses. One engine was missing according to Raimund Hohlfeuer.
Billy Nel never get a registration nor he has real ownership or documents.
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