This was a rare one, I presume it was on a Government assignment. It later became LZ-BEU and was last noted operating out of Shahjah as EX-75427. Scanned from a slide.

Looking like a dinosaur out of breath but what a piece of aircraft!

N56NA (ex USAAF 43-2023 and United Air Lines N19934) was operated by Northern Airways since Sep 1983 and withdrawn from use by them in July 1989. It was acquired by Peter Milic and flown to Europe in May 1990, then on to Africa. In July 1991 it arrived at Jerusalem, Israel for storage (until at least June 1994). Then in July 1996 the Skytrooper turned up in France, and was first seen at the museum in May 1998. It was registered to Sunbest Industries Corp. in March 2001 and then to Maghreb Aero Service in September 2001, but those were paper actions only and the aircraft has remained on display ever since.

"The Turtle" was looking a bit the worse for wear back in 1999. The aircraft is now displayed inside the National Museum of Naval Aviation.

Actually a military aircraft.

153 MAG Wyoming ANG. Originally R7V-1 128434 with US Navy. Transferred to USAF in 06.58.

Crashed Opa Locka on January 21, 1982 during crew training

Kevin Kerle photo

Reregistered N27DH in 1981

Withdrawn from use in 1998