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Photo ID: 1100720
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N101GH (cn 001) This is the General Aviation Freighter (GAF), designed by California-based Hawk Industries. It became known as the Gafhawk 125, and only one prototype was built, which first flew on 19 August 1982. The aircraft never went into production, and N101GH remained the only example of its type. It was initially equipped with a PT-6 turboprop engine, but in the early 1990s this was replaced by this Polish-built radial with matching prop, which also powers the Antonov 2. |
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Photo ID: 1100719
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N4390E (cn 20274) This Provider, ex USAF 56-4390, has been on display at the Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum at Anchorage Intl Airport for many years. In 2004 it was bought by All West Freight, dismantled, and trucked up north to All West Airport. It is obviously still dismantled, but everything is there. |
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Photo ID: 1100718
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N50DA (cn SH1852) One of two Skyvans withdrawn from use at All West Airport. All West Freight purchased this aircraft from North Star Air Cargo in May 2002. Ex G-AWVM, N33BB, PP-SDO, G-AWVM. |
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Photo ID: 1100717
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N549WB (cn SH1911) One of two Skyvans withdrawn from use at All West Freight's private airport. On 5 April 2000 this aircraft suffered an accident at a remote Alaskan airstrip, but was repaired. Ex XA-SRD, XC-GAZ, XC-PMX, G-BAIE. |
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Photo ID: 1100716
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N709RR (cn 20158) "Large Marge", ex USAF 54-0709, bought from Ray Petkow/Classics in Aviation in December 2003. This is a famous aircraft, having featured as the "Jailbird" in the movie "Con Air". It did all the flying scenes in that movie, and it had two stand-ins for the destructive scenes. All three aircraft were identical, and all wore registration N709RR. Very confusing... |
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Photo ID: 1085792
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N898AT (cn 42994/55/20) One of only two flyable Carvairs in the world is seen here in a glorious take-off... A very rare and wonderful sight (and sound)! This beautiful oldie has seen a lot of the world: it flew as LN-IAE, JA6012, HL4003, VH-INK, N54598, ZK-EWA, N5459X and C-GAAH, before ending up with Brooks Fuel in late 2002. Roger Brooks did a great restoration job on it, but then unfortunately crashed it near McGrath, AK on 30 May 2007. |
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Photo ID: 1085791
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C-FKFL / 49 (cn 465) Tankers 44 and 49 were dispatched from Canada and based at Fairbanks-Ft. Wainwright to combat the Parks Highway Fire, which was burning near Nenana, AK and was getting out of control. Both tankers made a short stop at Fairbanks-International to settle customs affairs before going on to their temporary tanker base at Ft. Wainwright. |
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Photo ID: 1085790
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C-FFKF / 44 (cn 179) Conair's Tanker 44 was originally delivered as a Convair 340 to United Air Lines in 1954 as N73153. It would keep that registration with various operators for more than 40 years, until it was purchased by Kelowna Flightcraft in 1999 for conversion to airtanker, and registered C-GEVC, then C-FFKF. It came to Alaska today to battle the Parks Highway Fire and is seen here in the evening light, arriving at Fairbanks-Intl to satisfy the customs people. |
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Photo ID: 1085789
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N82FA (cn 35960/354) It doesn't show, but this immaculate Skymaster was delivered to the USAAF in June 1945 (as 45-507), which means this beauty celebrated its 60th birthday last year. Roger Brooks purchased this former Arizona-based airtanker (Tanker 161) in February 2006. He used it to fly all kinds of freight out of its new homebase at Fairbanks, Alaska. Unfortunately it crashlanded near Nenana, AK on 17 January 2007. |
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Photo ID: 1085788
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N2907F (cn 44636/574) NAC acquired this Liftmaster in March 1991. It is now more than half a century old, having been delivered to the USAF in April 1955 (as 53-3265). Unfortunately Northern Air Cargo's new owners, Saltchuk Resources from Seattle, have decided to phase out these wonderful old propliners... |
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Photo ID: 1078856
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N9056R (cn 45498/1005) This aircraft, seen here at the start of its takeoff run on runway 14, joined the Everts fleet in August 2000. It was originally delivered to Canadian Pacific way back in July 1958 as CF-CZZ. It later served as a sprayer with Conifair (C-GBZC) in the mid 1980's and even saw some service as an airtanker with France's Sécurité Civile from 1986 to 1988 as F-ZBAP (Tanker 65). Its last former owner was Conair (C-FCZZ, Tanker 52). |
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Photo ID: 1078855
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N6174C (cn 44075/451) Northern Air Cargo's once very impressive DC-6 fleet is now down to five flyable aircraft, of which only four still see fairly frequent use. N6174C (ex C-GBYN, N1281, N402US, N34959) is one of them, and was acquired in June 2002. Unfortunately these venerable DC-6's are now slowly being phased out by NAC's new owners. |
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Photo ID: 1078854
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N7848B (cn 273) There are only very few flyable Curtiss Commandos left in the world, and this is one of them. Dumbo joined the Everts fleet almost 30 years ago, and despite being more than 60 years old (delivered to the USAAF in February 1945 as 43-47201), this former C-46R demonstrator still sees very frequent use. |
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Photo ID: 1078853
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N555SQ (cn 45137/830) Everts operates the largest fleet of Douglas DC-6's in the world, which they intend to continue for many years to come. This former Sis-Q aircraft N555SQ (which used to be Tanker 45) is now one of at least ten operational DC-6's in the Everts fleet. It was originally delivered to United Airlines in June 1957 as N37585. |
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Photo ID: 0914183
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I-ZERC (cn 195) A grey day, but that doesn't really matter for a rare aircraft such as this. Soc. Columbia kept its headquarters in Genoa, which is the birthplace of Christopher Columbus and explains the airline's name. The tail logo is a stylized (and somewhat inaccurate) representation of the Santa Maria, the ship on which Columbus set out to discover America. Columbia operated this Herald (ex G-BFRJ) from 1984 until its bankruptcy in August 1986. A year later it was sold to Channel Express as G-CEXP, and in March 1996 it was wfu and put up for display at London-Gatwick. |
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