
Aircraft | |
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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 | |
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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 |
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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. This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 2 September 2024, and has since been viewed 146 times. |