Douglas C-118A, 51-17638 / 43687, US Air Force
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Registration: 51-17638
Construction Number: 43687
Code Number: 0-17638
Military Unit: Air Force Technical Applications Center
Model Douglas C-118A
Operator: US Air Force
Airport: Glasgow - Prestwick (PIK / EGPK), UK - Scotland
Photographer: Mike Hines
Date Taken: 16/07/1963
Date Submitted: 13/06/2016
While still wearing the markings of its previous assignment, MATS, by the 1963 date when this photo was taken, it had been operating under assignment since at least 1962 to its last operator, the secretive Air Force Technical Applications Center, where is flew more than 10,000 hours before its retirement in 1975.
Picture ID:1533036