Aircraft Photo of N15501 | Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar | AirHistory.net #482832
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:N15501
Other Marks:H0180-H
Aircraft Original Type:Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
Aircraft Generic Type:Fairchild C-119/R4Q Flying Boxcar
Aircraft Version:Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar
C/n (msn):10955
Location
City / Airport:Buckeye - MunicipalMap
Region / Country:Arizona, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KBXK   IATA: BXK   Local: BXK   Other: -
Collection:Lauridsen Aviation Museum
 
Photo Date:23 March 2019
Photo by:Paul Seymour
Photo ID: 482832
Photo Comment

Delivered to the RCAF as 22130 in 1953. Sold as N15501 in 1971. To Hawkins and Powers Aviation in 1976 and converted to a fire bomber with jet pack and fleet number 138. Stored at Greybull by 1990. Restored to flying condition and flown to Namibia for the Flight of the Phoenix film in 2003. Returned to Greybull in 2004. To the Lauridsen Aviation Museum at Glendale Municipal Airport, AZ by 2007. Moved to Buckeye Municipal Airport, AZ by 2009.

This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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