Aircraft Photo of 51-047 / 10047 | Grumman HU-16E Albatross | USA - Air Force | AirHistory.net #723300
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:"51-047"
Alternate Serial:10047
Aircraft Original Type:Grumman G-64 Albatross
Aircraft Generic Type:Grumman G-64 Albatross (G-111 / U-16)
Aircraft Version:Grumman HU-16E Albatross
C/n (msn):282
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
Location
City / Airport:Glendale - Luke AFBMap
Region / Country:Arizona, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KLUF   IATA: LUF   Local: LUF   Other: -
 
Photo Date:18 October 1984
Photo by:Paul Seymour
Photo ID: 723300
Photo Comment

Delivered to the USAF as SA-16B 51-7209 in 1953. To the US Coast Guard as UF-1G 7209. Redesignated as an HU-16E in 1962. Preserved at Luke AFB with fake markings 10047 from 1978. Flown from Luke AFB to McClellan AFB in a Lockheed C-5 Galaxy in 1988 and preserved at the Aerospace Museum of California there. Repainted in USCG markings as 7209.

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