| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 131617 |
| Military Code: | JS-617 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-6 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-6 (C-118/R6D/Liftmaster) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-118B Liftmaster |
| C/n (msn): | 43720 / 373 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Unit Markings: | VR-46 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Marietta - Dobbins ARBMap |
| Region / Country: | Georgia, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KMGE IATA: MGE Local: MGE Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 8 November 1983 |
| Photo by: | Paul Seymour |
| Photo ID: | 686903 |
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Delivered to the US Navy as 131617 in 1953. Preserved at Scott AFB, IL from 1986. Sold to Basler Flight Service as N70BF in 1989 then to Servicios Aereos Ejecutivos as XA-SCZ in 1992. Sold as N70BF in 1998 then to Florida Air Transport in 2000. Converted to sprayer configuration in 2012. Based at Kalaeloa, HI from 2018. Used for oil spill dispersal by the National Response Center. This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 13 May 2024, and has since been viewed 187 times. |