Douglas ERA-3B Skywarrior, N163TB / 11731, Thunderbird Aviation
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Registration: N163TB
Construction Number: 11731
Model Douglas ERA-3B Skywarrior
Operator: Thunderbird Aviation
Airport: Phoenix - Deer Valley (DVT / KDVT), USA - Arizona
Photographer: Martin Laycock
Date Taken: 09/05/1993
Date Submitted: 08/02/2009
Ex VAQ-33 and VAQ-34 Bu.No. 142668. In civilian life she was operated by Thunderbird Aviation who were specialists in providing ex-military aircraft for use in flight test operations on behalf of both private industry and the US Department of Defence. Unfortunately they went bankrupt in 1996. She later saw service with Raytheon Flight Systems at Mojave but was withdrawn from use in (I think) 2004 and stored.
Picture ID:1157506