Photographer: Bruce Trombecky

In service with the US Navy May 1953 until withdrawn in 1986 and preserved at Scott AFB, IL, this C-118B was sold in 1989 to Basler Flight Service .The aircraft would go to Mexico as XA-SCZ in 1992 before returning to the USA as N70BF in 1998. Initially flying freight out of Florida, it was converted for anti pollution duties with oil dispersal spray booms in 2001 and remains current at the time of uploading.

After Cascade ceased flying, this Bandit went to Westair for United Express operations and was later exported to Guatemala.

Official Sabena Photo. Stamped "SABENA Direction des Ventes, Service de Publicité, Air Terminus, Bruxelles". Delivered 25 April 1967. Cruzeiro PP-CJJ 1974, Aeroperu OB-R-1277 1983. Reregistered OB-1277 1989, withdrawn Lima by 1994 and scrapped 1995.

Providence Health Care merged with Empire Health Services in 1994 and was re-named Inland Northwest Health Services. The respective air ambulance services of the companies were merged to form Northwest MedStar. Headquartered in Spokane, W, Northwest MedStar served eastern Washington, northern Idaho, western Montana and eastern Oregon. Delivered new in 1999, N312MS joined Oregon based Life Flight Network which bought Northwest MedStar in 2016. The helicopter was re-registered N841LF in 2018 and is current at the time of uploading.

Aircraft on ramp for testing before delivery

EVCC: Everett Community College

The first Boeing 737 for KLM on the Boeing flight line at Renton.

On the flightline at Renton

The first Boeing 737 for KLM at the flight line in Renton.

Pictured assigned to VAQ-137 "Rooks", this Prowler would fly with VAQ-129 "Vikings" before retirement in 2014 and displayed at NAS Fallon in Nevada.

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.

View from the roof of the visitors centre at Everett/Paine Field showing 6 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, 3 SpiceJet, 2 SmartWings and 1 Comair/BA. Ultimately none of these were delivered to those airlines. The SpiceJet aircraft went to SouthWest, the SmartWings to Flair and the Comair to AeroMexico

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

The end of an era in the PNW... "Giant (GTI) 747 Heavy" making a low pass over 34L this morning as the final 747 to be delivered.

What a bittersweet day! The last 747 left the Boeing factory today. Here she is rotating form Paine Field.