| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | N9734Z |
| Fleet number: | 32 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-7 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-7 |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas DC-7C/AT |
| C/n (msn): | 45215 / 913 |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Chandler - Gila River MemorialMap |
| Region / Country: | Arizona, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: - IATA: - Local: 34AZ Other: - |
| Photo Date: | March 1982 |
| Photo by: | Gary Vincent |
| Photo ID: | 603220 |
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T & G Aviation's tanker 32 getting ready for the 1982 fire season The airliner was originally Yngve Viking with SAS Scandinavian Airlines System delivered in 1957 (SE-CCF). Bought by aircraft broker Lee Mansdorf Company in 1962, it was registered N9734Z. Sergio Tomassoni (who formed T & G Aviation along with William Grantham in 1973) acquired N9734Z in 1976. Converted to a fire bomber in 1977, it was operated by T & G 1977 - 95. Registered in Spain to Basaer Baquero Servicios Aereos as EC- 889 (EC-GGC in 1996), it was stored at Cordoba airport in 2000 and later preserved in the city. This photo is copyright © Gary Vincent, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 17 September 2023, and has since been viewed 282 times. |