During the celebration of N8640E's flight across the Atlantic to the Paris Air Show 50 years before, I had the sudden brainwave to attempt to recreate Mick Bajcar's photo in this database of this bird at Le Bourget, those 50 years ago. Checking against the original via my phone, this is the result, albeit with a slightly different backdrop (and an open cabin door.) Decal markings and a replica board with the itinerary were recently added to 40E as part of the commemoration; the original itinerary board is on display in the museum's hangar.

Photographer: Jürgen Valley.

K25 slide scan. Built 1958 as P2V-7 145906, later redesignated SP-2H. Retired to MASDC 1975. N8064A 1989, reregistered N139HP for Hawkins and Powers as Tanker 139 1990, keeping its stinger tail. Neptune Aviation N443NA 2006, withdrawn 2018, to San Diego Air and Space Museum same year.

Grimes Flying Laboratory 4. Oh, how I wish I had been taking colour photos.

TBM-700 prototype.