Aircraft Photo of N955BW | Fairchild SA-227DC Metro 23 | AirHistory.net #324319
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:Kabul - Hamid Karzai InternationalMap
Country:Afghanistan
Airport Codes:ICAO: OAKB   IATA: KBL   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:January 2006 to March 2006
Photo by:Stephan de Bruijn
Photo ID: 324319
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 registration was cancelled on 20 Apr'17 with the current whereabouts unknown.

This photo is copyright © Stephan de Bruijn, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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