| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | N715NA |
| Alternate Registration: | NASA 715 |
| Other Marks: | 330 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo (C-8/V-7) |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland Canada C-8A Buffalo/QSRA |
| C/n (msn): | 2 |
| Operator Titles: | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Paris - Le BourgetMap |
| Country: | France |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: LFPB IATA: LBG Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | Paris Air Show 1983 |
| Photo Date: | 1 June 1983 |
| Photo by: | Paul Seymour |
| Photo ID: | 673544 |
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Delivered to the US Army as CV-7A 63-13687 in 1965. To the USAF a C-8A in 1966. Assigned to Air Force Systems Command for testing. To the University of Michigan as N326D in 1973 operating for National Center for Atmospheric Research then to NASA Ames Research Center, NAS Moffett Field, CA as NASA 715 in 1974 then N715NA by 1983. Used for boundary layer control, STOL and V/STOL research. Modified as a Quiet Short-Haul Research Aircraft [QSRA] by Boeing. Stored at Moffett Field, CA by 1998, For sale in 2023. This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 4 April 2024, and has since been viewed 393 times. |