| 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 | |
|---|---|
| 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 1442 times. |