Aircraft Photo of N226CG / 7226 | Grumman HU-16E Albatross | USA - Coast Guard | AirHistory.net #834926
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:N226CG
Alternate Serial:7226
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):307
Display Paint:USA - Coast Guard
Location
City / Airport:Tucson - InternationalMap
Region / Country:Arizona, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KTUS   IATA: TUS   Local: TUS   Other: -
 
Photo Date:10 April 1989
Photo by:Paul Seymour
Photo ID: 834926
Photo Comment

Ordered by the USAF as SA-16B 51-7226. Transferred to the US Coast Guard as UF-1G 7226. Redesignated as an HU-16E in 1962. Stored at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ in 1977. Left in 1985. Moved to a storage yard nearby. To Grumman as N5402G in 1988. Restored as a warbird and reregistered as N226CG in 1989. Curent on the register in 2025.

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