Aircraft Photo of N955BW | Fairchild SA-227DC Metro 23 | AirHistory.net #185712
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:N955BW
Aircraft Original Type:Swearingen SA-226 Metro
Aircraft Generic Type:Fairchild SA-227 Merlin IV/Metro/Expediter (C-26)
Aircraft Version:Fairchild SA-227DC Metro 23
C/n (msn):DC-821B
Location
City / Airport:KandaharMap
Country:Afghanistan
Airport Codes:ICAO: OAKN   IATA: KDH   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:22 March 2008
Photo by:Stephan de Bruijn
Photo ID: 185712
Photo Comment

Although very white, this Metro was operated by Blackwater in 2008. The Metro started its career as N3013L with Fairchild Aircraft Corp in Jan'93, and carried XA-SHE with Aeroponiente-Aerovías de Poniente since Mar'93 and with AeroLitoral since May'95. Its dark career started in Jan'03 as N821JB with Lambert Leasing Inc and was assigned to Horizon Airlines that did not excist. Since Oct'04 is was registered N821JB with Presidential Airways and N955BW with again Presidential Airways since May'05 and N955BW with AAR Airlift since Nov'10. The regi was cancelled on 20 Apr'17. Current whereabouts?

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