
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | HB-ILY |
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 |
Operator Titles: | ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross / Balair |
Location | |
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Location: | In Flight |
Country: | Benin |
Photo Date: | August 1969 |
Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
Photo ID: | 341561 |
Photo Comment |
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Amazing formation of C-97s during the Biafran Airlift, flying near their base in Coutonou in Dahomey (Benin). Four USAF C-97Gs had been made available to the Red Cross to be operated by Balair and flown by Israeli pilots. Photo by: Marcel Tschudin / International Committee of the Red Cross This photo was added on 4 March 2021, and has since been viewed 1560 times. |