| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 7218 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Grumman G-64 Albatross |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Grumman G-64 Albatross (G-111 / U-16) |
| Aircraft Version: | Grumman HU-16E Albatross |
| C/n (msn): | 295 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Coast Guard |
| Unit Markings: | CGAS Corpus Christi |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Baton Rouge - Metropolitan / Ryan FieldMap |
| Region / Country: | Louisiana, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KBTR IATA: BTR Local: BTR Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 8 December 1968 |
| Photo by: | Bob Thomas |
| Photo ID: | 387156 |
| Photo Comment |
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This HU-16 was one of several aircraft involved in the search for missing crewmen from the USCG Cutter White Alder. On the night of 7 December 1968 the White Alder collided with a freighter on the Mississippi River just south of Baton Rouge. All but three of the crew were lost. I took this slide late the next afternoon while the Albatross was being refuelled. This HU-16 was originally built for the USAF as 51-7218. This photo is copyright © Bob Thomas, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 29 August 2021, and has since been viewed 335 times. |