| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | FAC1240 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Swearingen SA-226 Metro |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Fairchild SA-227 Merlin IV/Metro/Expediter (C-26) |
| Aircraft Version: | Fairchild C-26B Metro III |
| C/n (msn): | BC-764B |
| Operator Titles: | Colombia - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Bogotá - El Dorado InternationalMap |
| Country: | Colombia |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: SKBO IATA: BOG Local: - Other: - |
| Collection: | Museo Aeroespacial Colombiano - Bogotá |
| Photo Date: | 3 July 2008 |
| Photo by: | Wim Sonneveld |
| Photo ID: | 665987 |
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Three ex USAF C-26Bs were delivered to the Colombian air force in November 1997. FAC1240 was damaged after a few years of service in these colours and appeared in the museum in April 2003. The two others received substantial upgrades in 2002, until one of them was also damaged beyond repair in 2006 and stored at Rionegro and stripped for spareparts. Eventually, the last one transferred to the Colombian national police by 2018. This photo is copyright © Wim Sonneveld, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 13 March 2024, and has since been viewed 136 times. |