Aircraft Photo of N8497H | Grumman SA-16B Albatross | Chile - Air Force | AirHistory.net #691470
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:N8497H
Aircraft Original Type:Grumman G-64 Albatross
Aircraft Generic Type:Grumman G-64 Albatross (G-111 / U-16)
Aircraft Version:Grumman SA-16B Albatross
C/n (msn):451
Operator Titles:Chile - Air Force
Location
City / Airport:Saint Augustine - Northeast Florida RegionalMap
Region / Country:Florida, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: -   IATA: UST   Local: SGJ   Other: -
 
Photo Date:15 November 1983
Photo by:Paul Seymour
Photo ID: 691470
Photo Comment

Procured by the USAF as 60-9303 for the RCAF as 9303 in 1960. To Grumman as N9427 in 1971 and refurbished for the Chile Air Force as 573. Sold as N8497H in 1980. Converted to a G-111 for the Royal Malaysian Air Force and delivered as M35-01 in 1988. Preserved at the Royal Malaysian Air Force Museum, Sungai Besi from 1993. Probably moved to the museum's new location.

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