| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | 60-5430 |
| Alternate Serial: | 0-05430 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou (C-7/AC-1/V-2) |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland Canada C-7A Caribou |
| C/n (msn): | 20 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Army |
| Unit Markings: | MO AVCRAD |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Corpus Christi - NAS / Truax FieldMap |
| Region / Country: | Texas, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KNGP IATA: NGP Local: NGP Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 8 August 1989 |
| Photo by: | Stephan de Bruijn |
| Photo ID: | 131426 |
| Photo Comment |
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This 1961 DHC-4 served in South East Asia once, with the 1st AvnCo at Vung Tau (South Vietnam). The C-7A was damaged in 1964 while landing at Phan Thet but was repaired. Then it served the 61st AvnCo and Air America (as 430). The Caribou was damaged multiple times due to ground fires. In 1975 it returned to the USA and was assigned to the 150th TAS at McGuire (NJ) and the 135th TAS at Baltimore (MD). It returned to the US Army in 1980, serving the Missouri (MO) Aviation Classification Repair Activity Depot (AVCRAD) up to 1991. In Dec 1992 it was registred to the National Museum of Naval Aviation as N6154Z, but scrapped in 2001. This photo is copyright © Stephan de Bruijn, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 14 March 2019, and has since been viewed 399 times. |