| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 54-663 |
| Other Marks: | 4 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Chase C-123 Avitruc |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Fairchild C-123 Provider |
| Aircraft Version: | Fairchild C-123K Provider |
| C/n (msn): | 20112 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Area: | Manuel Antonio / El Avión [ Off-Airport ]Map |
| Country: | Costa Rica |
| Photo Date: | 25 February 2016 |
| Photo by: | Gert Jan Mentink |
| Photo ID: | 197095 |
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C-123B 54-663 converted to C-123K. It was initially preserved at Howard AFB, Canal Zone. Later at Costa Verde Hotel and Resort in San Jose, Costa Rica. In 2016, was serving as a bar and restaurant called "El Avion" in Quepos, Costa Rica, on Manuel Antonio Hill. According to the restaurant, this was one of the two C-123's used during the Iran-Contra affair in 1986 This photo is copyright © Gert Jan Mentink, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 21 December 2019, and has since been viewed 563 times. |