| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N90804 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-7 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-7 |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas DC-7C |
| C/n (msn): | 45116 / 750 |
| Aircraft Name: | African Queen |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Coolidge - MunicipalMap |
| Region / Country: | Arizona, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: - IATA: - Local: P08 Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 6 March 2006 |
| Photo by: | Ralph M. Pettersen |
| Photo ID: | 53313 |
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When International Air Response (formerly T&G) moved their base of operation from Chandler Memorial to Coolidge Municipal Airport, they scrapped many of the redundant propliners that had been stored on the field. The forward fuselage of this aircraft was saved and moved to Coolidge and later to Mesa-Falcon Field where it was noted in 2013. It was named "African Queen" after being almost shot down by a SAM-7 heat seeking missile over the Western Sahara Desert on December 8, 1988. It was flying with DC-7C N284, which crashed after being hit by a SAM-7. This photo is copyright © Ralph M. Pettersen, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 29 March 2018, and has since been viewed 873 times. |