| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N5216R |
| Fleet number: | 136 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Fairchild C-119/R4Q Flying Boxcar |
| Aircraft Version: | Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar |
| C/n (msn): | 10956 |
| Operator Titles: | Hawkins & Powers Aviation |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Greybull - South Big Horn CountyMap |
| Region / Country: | Wyoming, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KGEY IATA: GEY Local: GEY Other: - |
| Photo Date: | October 1991 |
| Photo by: | Michael Roeser |
| Photo ID: | 459455 |
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K25 slide scan. Built 1953 as C-119F 22131 for RCAF, later converted to C-119G, struck of charge 1967. Aircraft International Associates N5216R 1971, Hawkins and Powers 1972, converted to Tanker 136, withdrawn 1987. Flown to Battle Mountain Aircraft Museum, NV around 1992, displayed there with a jet pod numbered "137". Registration cancelled 2012. Museum became defunct later, aircraft remained in store. Acquired 2019 by Rolling Boxcar Alaska, the Cockpit and fuselage will be mounted onto a bus chassis and used as a mobile museum, coffee bar and classroom. Dismantled for that purpose in 2020. This photo is copyright © Michael Roeser, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 11 May 2022, and has since been viewed 179 times. |