| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | HB-ILY |
| Alternate Serial: | 0-22759 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter (367) |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter (367) |
| Aircraft Version: | Boeing C-97G Stratofreighter |
| C/n (msn): | 16657 |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Area: | Tucson / Pima Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map |
| Region / Country: | Arizona, United States |
| Collection: | Pima Air and Space Museum |
| Photo Date: | November 1981 |
| Photo by: | Geoff Goodall (via David Carter) |
| Photo ID: | 135340 |
| Photo Comment |
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HB-ILY was used on relief flights into Biafra in 1969-70 for the Red Cross. The fin is from another aircraft, 52-2759, scrapped at Davis-Monthan. While this is also sometimes listed as operated by Balair, the Red Crioss contractor, it was not one of the nine C-97s that were allocated Swiss registrations for the Biafra airlift. This photo is copyright © Geoff Goodall, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 6 April 2019, and has since been viewed 401 times. |