Aircraft Photo of 97-1944 / 1944 | Gulfstream Aerospace C-37A Gulfstream V (G-V) | USA - Army | AirHistory.net #149386
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:97-1944
Alternate Serial:1944
Aircraft Original Type:Grumman G-1159 Gulfstream II
Aircraft Generic Type:Gulfstream Aerospace G-1159/G-IV/G-V Gulfstream (C-20/C-37)
Aircraft Version:Gulfstream Aerospace C-37A Gulfstream V (G-V)
C/n (msn):566
Operator Titles:USA - Army
Aircraft Name:Normandy
Location
City / Airport:Cherbourg - MaupertusMap
Country:France
Airport Codes:ICAO: LFRC   IATA: CER   Local: -   Other: -
Event:Daks Over Normandy 2019
 
Photo Date:5 June 2019
Photo by:Gert Jan Mentink
Photo ID: 149386
Photo Comment

It is not a coincidence that the United States of America sent their C-37 with serial '1944' to France during the commemorations of the 1944 Normandy Invasion! It is named 'Normandy' on the nose. Widely reported as 05-1944, but this is not correct. Ex N8VQ, 97-0049, N466GA.

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