Taxying for departure to Marseilles after arriving from Keflavik the previous evening. Has the logo of dune buggy manufacturer Meyers Manx on the tail. The aircraft had been here some years previously, in September 1958 as USAF 51-7186. Albatrosses were a common sight and sound around PIK as they had been based here with the local USAF Rescue Squadron in the 50s and early 60s.

The 72-year-old machine, which served the USAF as SA-16B 51-7186, is seen here completing a four-hour flight from Bergen after a European tour. It has since been based at Southampton and is likely to remain in the UK for the summer 2024 season. The logo on the tail is that of Meyers Manx, a dune buggy manufacturer.

This former USAF Albatross, 51-7186, was retired in 1968 and became part of the US Air Force Museum loan program. Spending time first with the Confederate Air Force Museum, it moved to various other places and was registered N4478E in 1984. Restored to flying condition sometime around 2000, it's pictured at Oshkosh in a distinctively non-warbird color scheme.