| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 51-7144 |
| Alternate Serial: | 0-17144 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Grumman G-64 Albatross |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Grumman G-64 Albatross (G-111 / U-16) |
| Aircraft Version: | Grumman HU-16B Albatross |
| C/n (msn): | 194 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Warner Robins - Robins AFBMap |
| Region / Country: | Georgia, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KWRB IATA: WRB Local: WRB Other: - |
| Collection: | Museum of Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 28 May 2013 |
| Photo by: | Alastair T. Gardiner |
| Photo ID: | 76442 |
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This HU-16 was delivered to the USAF in 1954 and assigned to the 41st ARS at Hamilton AFB, CA. In 1964 it was transferred to the 33rd ARS at Naha AB, Okinawa, making numerous SAR deployments to Vietnam. It was finally retired in 1971 and became one of the first aircraft placed at the Museum of Aviation in 1983. This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 26 August 2018, and has since been viewed 723 times. |