| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N5903 |
| Fleet number: | 35 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-7 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-7 |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas DC-7C/AT |
| C/n (msn): | 45071 / 742 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Everett - Snohomish County / Paine FieldMap |
| Region / Country: | Washington, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KPAE IATA: PAE Local: PAE Other: - |
| Photo Date: | August 1982 |
| Photo by: | Gary Vincent |
| Photo ID: | 617509 |
| Photo Comment |
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Delivered to Braniff in November 1956, N5903 was bought by Club America Travel Club in November 1969. Put to work by T & G Aviation in 1976, the aircraft is pictured undergoing regular maintence standing by for the 1982 fire season in Washington state. The aircraft was lost on October 9, 1986 at Dakar, Senegal. Taking off to spray for locusts, a fire warning for number 4 engine came on. Shutting the engine down and feathering the propeller, the aircraft lost altitude and ditched in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast. This photo is copyright © Gary Vincent, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 5 November 2023, and has since been viewed 235 times. |