| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N1955G |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Grumman G-64 Albatross |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Grumman G-64 Albatross (G-111 / U-16) |
| Aircraft Version: | Grumman G-111 Albatross |
| C/n (msn): | 406 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Oshkosh - Wittman RegionalMap |
| Region / Country: | Wisconsin, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KOSH IATA: OSH Local: OSH Other: - |
| Event: | EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2018 |
| Photo Date: | 27 July 2018 |
| Photo by: | Gary Vincent |
| Photo ID: | 260419 |
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Originally US Navy bu 137933, this Albatross was retired and stored in 1966. Sold surplus in 1981, it became N70275 and flew with several airlines before a series of private owners. Last with Stargazer Aero, they registered it N1955G in 2016. Unfortunately, the aircraft was lost August 25, 2018 on a mission to deploy weather buoys off the coast of North Carolina. It struck an unknown object on take off 425 miles off shore. The five member crew abandoned the seaplane and were picked up by a container ship, the aircraft later sinking. This photo is copyright © Gary Vincent, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 5 July 2020, and has since been viewed 305 times. |