Boeing C-97G Stratofreighter , 52-2626 / 16657, US Air Force
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Registration: 52-2626
Construction Number: 16657
Military Unit: New York ANG
Model Boeing C-97G Stratofreighter
Operator: US Air Force
Airport: Glasgow - Prestwick (PIK / EGPK), UK - Scotland
Photographer: Brendan McCartney
Date Taken: 15/07/1965
Date Submitted: 16/02/2014
Converted to C-97G. Later to civilian registry as HB-ILY with Balair Air Lines of Switzerland and operated by Balair for the Red Cross by the Foundation for Airborne Relief in the Biafran Air Lift. To MASDC as CH439 Mar 19, 1970. On loan to Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, AZ from USAF Museum, Dayton, OH. At Pima, the vertical stabilizer has been replaced with the stabilizer from 52-2758. (Thanks Joe Baugher)
Picture ID:1442796