Aircraft Photo of N956BW | Fairchild SA-227DC Metro 23 | AirHistory.net #190692
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:N956BW
Aircraft Original Type:Swearingen SA-226 Metro
Aircraft Generic Type:Fairchild SA-227 Merlin IV/Metro/Expediter (C-26)
Aircraft Version:Fairchild SA-227DC Metro 23
C/n (msn):DC-864B
Location
City / Airport:KandaharMap
Country:Afghanistan
Airport Codes:ICAO: OAKN   IATA: KDH   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:18 March 2008
Photo by:Stephan de Bruijn
Photo ID: 190692
Photo Comment

This SA227DC started its career as N3028U with Fairchild Aircraft Corp. in Jun'94, it was sold later that year as B-3950 to Hainan Airlines where it flew up to mid-2001. The metro was incorperated with Alta Flight as C-GKAF in Aug'01 and flew with the same registration from Mar'02 onwards with QuikAir Airline Services. Then the black side came along, from 30 Mar'05, Presidential Airways (PA) accepeted the Metro in its inventory. PA was at that time the cover for Blackwater, a US private mil contractor. In nov'10 AAR Airlift (also a cover) became the owner. It was canx from US register 24apr17.

This photo is copyright © Stephan de Bruijn, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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