Originally US Navy bu 137933, this Albatross was retired and stored in 1966. Sold surplus in 1981, it became N70275 and flew with several airlines before a series of private owners. Last with Stargazer Aero, they registered it N1955G in 2016. Unfortunately, the aircraft was lost August 25, 2018 on a mission to deploy weather buoys off the coast of North Carolina. It struck an unknown object on take off 425 miles off shore. The five member crew abandoned the seaplane and were picked up by a container ship, the aircraft later sinking.