Grumman G-111 Albatross, N117FB / G-461, Chalks International Airlines (OP / CHK)
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Registration: N117FB
Construction Number: G-461
Model Grumman G-111 Albatross
Operator: Chalks International Airlines (OP / CHK)
Airport: Bimini North Seaplane Base Airport (NSB), Bahamas
Photographer: R.A.Scholefield
Date Taken: 25/03/1987
Date Submitted: 28/10/2009
The ex JASDF HU-16D has just landed in Bimini lagoon and put its undercarriage down ready to climb the ramp to the small passenger terminal. I then 'hitched a lift' in the cockpit on the return trip to Miami Harbour.
Picture ID:1199998