| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 04351 |
| Military Code: | 16-B |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Grumman G-21 Goose |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Grumman G-21/38/39 Goose |
| Aircraft Version: | Kaman K-16B |
| Manufacturers: | Grumman / Kaman |
| C/n (msn): | 1178 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Windsor Locks - Bradley InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | Connecticut, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KBDL IATA: BDL Local: BDL Other: - |
| Collection: | New England Air Museum |
| Photo Date: | August 1975 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 723069 |
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Built as a JRF-5 for the USN in 1942, this Goose was registered N1523V in 1955. In 1958/59 it was converted by Kaman to become the only K-16 tilt-wing experimental aircraft with YT58 turboprops for VTOL/STOL development work. Ground runs were carried out here at Windsor Locks in 1960 and in 1962 it was flown aboard a C-133 to Moffett Field for wind-tunnel tests. After return it was never flown. Given to the museum in 1965, by 1975 it had been restored and had its huge props fitted after 2000, but these have been removed again. The C-124 and C-133 behind were both destroyed in the 1979 tornado. This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 2 September 2024, and has since been viewed 162 times. |