Taken on a typically rainy and overcast day in Seattle after returning from a test flight.

Photographer: Bruce Trombecky

4 Jan '45: TOS USAAF as B-29; assigned to 874th BS/498th Bomb Group, Isley Field, Saipan. Changed to 875th BS; 39 combat missions over Japan. 10/45: Unit moved to March Field, CA, then 1/46 moved to MacDill Army Air Field, FL. 6/49 to 1/50: Converted to KB-29M refueler; assigned to the 55th ARS/55th Strategic Reconnaissance Group, Ramey AFB, PR. Served duty in the Korean War. By 1956: TOS USN; assigned to the Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake, CA, for use as a ground target. 1986: Shipped to Lowry AFB, Denver, CO. 1987: Restored for display at their Heritage Museum. 1992: Boeing Museum.

4 Jan '45: TOS USAAF as B-29; assigned to 874th BS/498th Bomb Group, Isley Field, Saipan. Changed to 875th BS; 39 combat missions over Japan. 10/45: Unit moved to March Field, CA, then 1/46 moved to MacDill Army Air Field, FL. 6/49 to 1/50: Converted to KB-29M refueler; assigned to the 55th ARS/55th Strategic Reconnaissance Group, Ramey AFB, PR. Served duty in the Korean War. By 1956: TOS USN; assigned to the Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake, CA, for use as a ground target. 1986: Shipped to Lowry AFB, Denver, CO. 1987: Restored for display at their Heritage Museum. 1992: Boeing Museum.

operated for the Washington WaterPower Company - later registrations include N516LW, N767JH, YV-416T and YV-2871

Delivered at the end of 2019 and is now allegedly in Chinese Air Force colours.

Built in 2018 but not delivered and has been in store since

MAINE91 on arrival from Bangor, Maine this afternoon at BFI. A nice surprise as these KC-135s almost never land at Boeing Field.

Another brand new 737-8 for Southwest Airlines. Taxiing out for a test flight as BOE139 this afternoon.

Returning from the paint shop in Victorville is this LOT Polish NTU frame which is now set to be delivered to Australian startup, Bonza. Bonza seems to be having issues getting an AOC as they have still not been issued one by the Australian Government.

scanned from a slide

This DHC-2 was shipped by sea from Canada to Liverpool for delivery to de Havilland Aircraft in Hatfield, UK in 1961 for delivery to the Army Air Corps on July 11 as serial XP810. It was based in the UK, Northern Ireland and Germany until retired in Nov 1985 and sold in Sep 1989. Imported by Wipaire Inc. to the US as N21208 in Nov. 1989. Briefly registered in Winnipeg, Manitoba as C-FSGM in May-June 1994, then sold to a private owner operating under the name Services Group Inc. in Seattle, WA as N126TS. Registered to 4R Aviation in Seattle in June 2007 and re-registered N126RS in July 2007.

Seen about to depart it's home base of Boeing-Field, King County one of the Costco Wholesale Inc [hence the registration ending 'CW'] Gulfstream G280

Ex HB-FRW and VH-JUK. With Kenmore Air since November 2021

To the USAAC as 42-68369. Photo from: David Caughey Collection

Photographer: Bo Göran Lundkvist.