| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | N422AU |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter (367) |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Boeing 377 Stratocruiser |
| Aircraft Version: | Aero Spacelines 377MG Mini Guppy |
| Manufacturers: | Boeing / Aero Spacelines |
| C/n (msn): | 15937 |
| Operator Titles: | Aero Union |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Chico - MunicipalMap |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KCIC IATA: CIC Local: CIC Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 7 January 1985 |
| Photo by: | Kenneth I. Swartz |
| Photo ID: | 530915 |
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Aero Spacelines 377MG Mini Guppy, N422AU, at Chico Airport, CA in Jan. 1985. Boeing 377 delivered new to Pan Amercian World Airlines in Sep. 1949 as N1073V. Retired in 1960. To Boeing and then Aero Spacelines. Converted to Mini Guppy c1963-1967. First flight May 24, 1967. To American Jet Industries as N1037V and in Oct 1977 to N422AJ. To Aero Union July 1981. To Erikson Air Crane in late 1980s to transport S-64E/F Skycrane helicopters. To Tillamook Air Museum at KTMK in mid-1990s. Displayed outside Airship Hangar B (Jack Erickson moved his private collection from KTMK to Madras, OR in 2013) This photo is copyright © Kenneth I. Swartz, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 18 December 2022, and has since been viewed 368 times. |