Douglas C-117D Skytrooper, 17177 / 43306, Pima Air & Space Museum
Registration: 17177
Construction Number: 43306
Model Douglas C-117D Skytrooper
Operator: Pima Air & Space Museum
Airport: Tucson - Pima Air and Space Museum, USA - Arizona
Photographer: Roger Syratt
Date Taken: 18/11/2012
Date Submitted: 12/01/2013
This aircraft was painted as part of âThe Boneyard Projectâ in which a number of derelict military aircraft from the scrapyards adjacent to the AMARG storage facility were used as canvases by contemporary artists. The artist in this case was Nunca and the work is entitled âPhoenix of Metalâ.
Picture ID:1382643