| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N715NA |
| Other Marks: | 715 |
| 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: | AbbotsfordMap |
| Region / Country: | British Columbia, Canada |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: CYXX IATA: YXX Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | Abbotsford Air Show 1986 |
| Photo Date: | August 1986 |
| Photo by: | Gary Vincent |
| Photo ID: | 679460 |
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This Buffalo started out as a CV-7A Buffalo for the US Army with serial 63-13687. Designed as a CV-2 Caribou replacement, it got caught up in an inter service rivalry when the USAF objected to Army large fixed wing transports. The program was taken over by the Air Force and only four test aircraft were delivered. Transferred to the University of Michigan (N325D), it was operated for the National Center for Atmospheric Research. Transferred to NASA in 1975, the aircraft was modified as a Quiet Short-Haul Research Aircraft (QSRA) and was registered as N715NA in 1978 for the program. This photo is copyright © Gary Vincent, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 21 April 2024, and has since been viewed 204 times. |