Aircraft Photo of N9722B / 137927 | Grumman HU-16C Albatross | USA - Navy | AirHistory.net #799380
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:N9722B
Alternate Serial:137927
Military Code:927
Aircraft Original Type:Grumman G-64 Albatross
Aircraft Generic Type:Grumman G-64 Albatross (G-111 / U-16)
Aircraft Version:Grumman HU-16C Albatross
C/n (msn):400
Display Paint:USA - Navy
Location
City / Airport:Oshkosh - Wittman RegionalMap
Region / Country:Wisconsin, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KOSH   IATA: OSH   Local: OSH   Other: -
Event:EAA Fly-In Convention 1987
 
Photo Date:1 August 1987
Photo by:Paul Seymour
Photo ID: 799380
Photo Comment

Delivered to the US Navy as UF-1 137927 in 1955. Redesignated as an HU-16C in 1962. Stored at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ in 1970. Sold to Grumman in 1981 and moved to the Allied Aircraft Sales yard. Restored to airworthy condition, registered as N9722B and flown out in 1985. Fully restored by 1987. Reregistered as N7927 in 2001. Current on the register in 2025.

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