Aircraft Photo of N216HU / 7238 | Grumman HU-16C Albatross | USA - Coast Guard | AirHistory.net #104196
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:N216HU
Alternate Serial:7238
Aircraft Original Type:Grumman G-64 Albatross
Aircraft Generic Type:Grumman G-64 Albatross (G-111 / U-16)
Aircraft Version:Grumman HU-16C Albatross
C/n (msn):333
Display Paint:USA - Coast Guard
Location
City / Airport:Buckeye - MunicipalMap
Region / Country:Arizona, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KBXK   IATA: BXK   Local: BXK   Other: -
Collection:Lauridsen Aviation Museum
 
Photo Date:12 August 2018
Photo by:Ralph M. Pettersen
Photo ID: 104196
Photo Comment

This aircraft served with the US Navy as UF-1 131904, renamed HU-16C in 1962. Later it became civil as N7026X, N904G, N9131 and then N216HU as seen here. Although painted as a Coast Guard aircraft, it never served with them and the serial 7238 is fake.

This photo is copyright © Ralph M. Pettersen, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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