Previously N422AJ with American Jet Industries and N1037V with Aero Spacelines. To Erikson Air Crane circa 1988. To Tilamook Air Museum circa 1994.

Operated by American Jet Industries it was returning to the USA from Paris Le Bourget (presumably carrying cargo connected with the show) It then went to Aero Union as N422AU and acquired a striking livery.

Constructed using major sections of B377 Stratocruiser N1038V, ex Pan Am, and retaining its original Boeing c/n.

Built as a 377 and delivered to Pan American World Airways in September 1949 as N1038V. Initially it was named Clipper Constitution, later renamed Clipper Hotspur. Withdrawn from use and stored at New York in 1960. To Boeing, (August 1960), Lee Mansdorf & Co. (October 1960) and Aero Spacelines (1963), where it was converted to a 377SGT. By August 1965 it was registered N1038V again. In September 1965, the aircraft was involved in an incident at/near Mojave (CA); the airframe failed in-flight (while cruising). The factors included separation in flight and damage was substantial. The aircraft was able to make an emergency landing and there were no fatalities. NASA have had 2 377's registered as N940NS, the other one being c/n 16724.

This Super Guppy had just departed Davis Monthan and I wish I knew what it was transporting. It had been in the area several days. It was an amazing sight.

Operated by Aeromaritime for Airbus Industrie. The nose is swung fully open for loading of a pair of Airbus wings (visible) from Chester bound for Toulouse.

Taken few days before retirement. Now preserved in Hamburg.

The NASA Super Guppy just touching down at Mansfield, transporting parts of the Orion Space Project to Mansfield where it can be transported by truck to the Glenn Research Center in Sandusky, OH. Photo by Joe Harwood / Department of Defense

Another incredible sight at Pima.

Now preserved in Toulouse within Aeroscopia Museum.

With number 3 at Airbus Facilities. One month later was transfered to Nasa and is still active as N941NA.

Just out from paintshop with a nice refresh livery. However some paint touching up seem necessary around the titles. Will be part of the future Aeroscopia museum.

One of the trio of Guppies used to transport outsize Airbus parts between manufacturing sites. This aircraft is now preserved at the Aeroscopia Museum at Toulouse/Blagnac.

Unfortunately I found the Tillamook Air Museum closed as they had just shifted to winter hours, but at least I could get some shots of their Guppy and of Dirigible Hangar B, one of the largest wooden structures in the world. Naval Air Station Tillamook only functioned for a few years from 1942, housing patrol blimp squadron ZP-33. Hangar A was destroyed by a fire in 1992.