Aircraft Photo of N5488R / N5388R | De Havilland Canada DHC-4A Caribou

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	N5488R
Alternate Registration:	N5388R
Aircraft Original Type:	De Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou
Aircraft Generic Type:	De Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou (C-7/AC-1/V-2)
Aircraft Version:	De Havilland Canada DHC-4A Caribou
C/n (msn):	216

Location
City / Airport:	Luqa - Malta InternationalMap
Country:	Malta
Airport Codes:	ICAO: LMML IATA: MLA Local: - Other: -

Photo Date:	15 October 1984
Photo by:	John Visanich
Photo ID:	452600

Photo Comment
Ex-9J-NAA, Zambian Air Force AF303. The aircraft is shown with registration N5388R; this was mistakenly applied and was changed to N5488R shortly afterwards. Ditched off Newfoundland, Atlantic Ocean, on 23 October 1984 on delivery flight to the USA after running out of fuel. Of the two crew, the pilot-in-command lost his life while the other was rescued by a Canadian Forces Labrador helicopter. This photo is copyright © John Visanich, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 11 April 2022, and has since been viewed 175 times.

Photo Comment

Ex-9J-NAA, Zambian Air Force AF303. The aircraft is shown with registration N5388R; this was mistakenly applied and was changed to N5488R shortly afterwards. Ditched off Newfoundland, Atlantic Ocean, on 23 October 1984 on delivery flight to the USA after running out of fuel. Of the two crew, the pilot-in-command lost his life while the other was rescued by a Canadian Forces Labrador helicopter.

It was added on 11 April 2022, and has since been viewed 175 times.

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