On final for runway 18 at DCA.

Built in 1963 and here registered to the well known aircraft recycler Dodson International Parts. Doubtless they tried to wring a few more hours out of it, however the mechanic's stepladder and tool box show how that turned out.

The airline had changed its name to Birmingham European by the summer of 1989, but this aircraft hadn't had its titles changed yet.

The airline had changed its name to Birmingham European by the summer of 1989, but this aircraft hadn't had its titles changed yet. Although the turboprop Gulfstream 1 was mostly used as a corporate transport prior to the era of executive jets, a few saw airline service.

Built in 1963 and here being operated by Enterprise Aviation as transport for the heavy metal rock band Metallica. The band name is written just below the flight deck window. Interestingly, another photo shows a second coiled snake was added to the tail by October. Cancelled as destroyed on 10 February 1999, so presumably it was scrapped.

This aircraft has recently been acquired by the Palm Springs Air Museum and is on permanent display there. It was Walt Disney's aircraft, purchased in1964 and was on display since its retirement in 1992 in Florida. You can see a likeness of Walt Disney painted in the rear window.

Built in 1963 and imported in 1977 ex N533CS of Campbell Soup Co. Operated by Execaire of Dorval/QC until cancelled on 20 May 1986.

This is ARM's airborne laboratory for atmospheric research, operated by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory on behalf of the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE). This G-159 was acquired and converted in 1987, initially operating for the DoE's Atmospheric Chemistry Program and later for their Aerosol Science Program. It served for the ARM program since 2010, and made its last operational landing on 17 Dec 2018 at its base at Tri-Cities Airport in Pasco, WA, after completing a scientific campaign in Argentina. It was replaced by Challenger 850 N850RJ in June 2019 which, following conversion and training, was expected to be ready for its ARM duties in 2023.

Del 20 February 1989 Test Registration as N779G Former Meyers Industries as N196M,Forest Oil Corporation as N1916M,Allied Chemical Corporation as N61UT,Sundstrand Data Control Incorporated asN60AC,Bristol Myers Squibb Company,Bristol Myers Company as N60WK,Avante Colombia as HK-3622

This former Petro Canada Gulfstream was a nice treat! C-FHBO is now the registration of a Canadian North 737-700.

Ex-5Y-BMT, I-TASC, N49CB, N944HL, N360WT. Later N173BT, YV-903CP. Crashed in Guatemala 13-Feb-2006

Taken on strength in 1967, this Academe served until 1992. It was finally broken up at MASDC in 2020.

Operated by IT & T Corporation Jun 69 to Feb 90. Note that there was another G-159 with the reg N745G (c/n 045) which operated between Jun 60 and Aug 70.

Registered as N713G in 1968, N754G in 1969, PK-TRN in 1990, ZS-JIS in 2002 and 9Q-CIT in 2008. Damaged beyond repair in a landing accident at Pweto, DRC in 2012.

Originally built as c/n 113. Registered as N900 in 1964, N988AA in 1985, N346DA in 1988, S9-NAV in 1991, N22320 then N980TT in 1994, HI-678CA in 1997 and HI-678CT in 1999. Withdrawn from use at Herrera, Dominican Republic by 2003. Still there in 2012. Scrapped.

Registered as N750G in 1969, N255TK in 1999 and N159GS in 2004. Cancelled from the register in 2018. Fate unknown.

Registered as N385M in 1968, N777JS in 1978, N977JS in 1985, N20H in 1986, N20HE in 1995, N197RM in 1997, N520JG in 1999 and N748AA in 2000. Scrapped at Bristol-Filton in 2013.