| Registration / Serial: | 7218 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Grumman G-64 Albatross |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Grumman G-64 Albatross (G-111 / U-16) |
| Aircraft Version: | Grumman HU-16E Albatross |
| C/n (msn): | 295 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Coast Guard |
| Unit Markings: | CGAS Corpus Christi |
| City / Airport: | Baton Rouge - Metropolitan / Ryan Field (KBTR / BTR)Map |
| Region / Country: | Louisiana, United States |
| Photo Date: | 8 December 1968 |
| Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |
| Photo ID: | 387156Submit Correction |
| View count: | 371 |
This HU-16 was one of several aircraft involved in the search for missing crewmen from the USCG Cutter White Alder. On the night of 7 December 1968 the White Alder collided with a freighter on the Mississippi River just south of Baton Rouge. All but three of the crew were lost. I took this slide late the next afternoon while the Albatross was being refuelled. This HU-16 was originally built for the USAF as 51-7218.
| Registration / Serial: | 7218 |
| Aircraft Version: | Grumman HU-16E Albatross |
| C/n (msn): | 295 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Coast Guard |
| City / Airport: | Baton Rouge - Metropolitan / Ryan Field (KBTR / BTR)Map | Region / Country: | Louisiana, United States |
| Photo Date: | 8 December 1968 |
| Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 7218 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Grumman G-64 Albatross |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Grumman G-64 Albatross (G-111 / U-16) |
| Aircraft Version: | Grumman HU-16E Albatross |
| C/n (msn): | 295 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Coast Guard |
| Unit Markings: | CGAS Corpus Christi |
| City / Airport: | Baton Rouge - Metropolitan / Ryan Field (KBTR / BTR)Map |
| Region / Country: | Louisiana, United States |
| Photo Date: | 8 December 1968 |
| Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |
| Photo ID: | 387156Submit Correction |
| View count: | 371 |
This HU-16 was one of several aircraft involved in the search for missing crewmen from the USCG Cutter White Alder. On the night of 7 December 1968 the White Alder collided with a freighter on the Mississippi River just south of Baton Rouge. All but three of the crew were lost. I took this slide late the next afternoon while the Albatross was being refuelled. This HU-16 was originally built for the USAF as 51-7218.
| Registration / Serial: | 7218 |
| Aircraft Version: | Grumman HU-16E Albatross |
| C/n (msn): | 295 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Coast Guard |
| City / Airport: | Baton Rouge - Metropolitan / Ryan Field (KBTR / BTR)Map | Region / Country: | Louisiana, United States |
| Photo Date: | 8 December 1968 |
| Photo by: | Bob ThomasContact |