Aircraft Photo of N15501 | Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	N15501
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):	10955

Location
City / Airport:	Greybull - South Big Horn CountyMap
Region / Country:	Wyoming, United States
Airport Codes:	ICAO: KGEY IATA: GEY Local: GEY Other: -

Photo Date:	October 1992
Photo by:	Michael Roeser
Photo ID:	463239

Photo Comment
K25 slide scan. Built 1953 as C-119F 22130 for RCAF, later converted to C-119G, struck off charge 1967. Aircraft International Associates N15505 1971, stored Lincoln, NE. Hawkins and Powers 1976, stored Greybull in RCAF colours. Made airworthy from 2002 for movie "Flight of the Phoenix". Flown to Namibia for actual shooting December 2003, returned to Greybull June 2004. Auctioned 2006 in HP closing down sale, bought by Lauridsen Aviation Museum and flown to Buckeye, AZ. Registration cancelled 2019. This photo is copyright © Michael Roeser, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 26 May 2022, and has since been viewed 187 times.

Photo Comment

K25 slide scan. Built 1953 as C-119F 22130 for RCAF, later converted to C-119G, struck off charge 1967. Aircraft International Associates N15505 1971, stored Lincoln, NE. Hawkins and Powers 1976, stored Greybull in RCAF colours. Made airworthy from 2002 for movie "Flight of the Phoenix". Flown to Namibia for actual shooting December 2003, returned to Greybull June 2004. Auctioned 2006 in HP closing down sale, bought by Lauridsen Aviation Museum and flown to Buckeye, AZ. Registration cancelled 2019.

It was added on 26 May 2022, and has since been viewed 187 times.

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