This aircraft was built in 1953. Environment Canada owned it, and it was used by the Canadian Government, including National Defence, for various projects requiring an airborne remote sensing aircraft.
Convair CV-580
The Convair CV-580 was conversion of a CV-340 or CV-440 aircraft with two Allison 501 D13D/H turboprop engines with four-blade propellers, The conversions were performed by Pacific Airmotive on behalf of the Allison Engine Company.