| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 129 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Grumman G-44 Widgeon |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Grumman G-44 Widgeon (J4F) |
| Aircraft Version: | Grumman G-44 Widgeon |
| C/n (msn): | 1251 |
| Operator Titles: | Portugal - Navy |
| Aircraft Name: | Moçambique |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | AlvercaMap |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: LPAR IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Collection: | Museu do Ar - Alverca |
| Photo Date: | 9 July 2008 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 19148 |
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Portuguese Naval Aviation was one of the first forces in the world to have the G-44 at its disposal, putting them into service from Lisbon, Aveiro and the Azores in 1942 with serials between 119 and 130. They were used for liaison, reconnaissance, navigation and photogrammetry training. With the end of Naval Aviation in 1952 the Widgeons went to the Air Force until retirement in 1968. This one, named 'Moçambique' with the Hydrographic Mission there, became CS-AHF before preservation This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 18 November 2017, and has since been viewed 880 times. |