• Aircraft:

  Grumman HU-16A Albatross

• Reg: MM50-180 photos
• Serial #:

  G.69

• Airline: United States - US Air Force (USAF)
• Photo Date: Aug 22, 2018
• Uploaded: Sep 27, 2018
• Biscarosse-Parentis - LFBS, France

[1600px] Delivered to USAF on July 23rd 1951 and then transferred to Italian air force (date unknown) This Albatross (ex-code 15-6) was affected to the 15o Stormo for Search and Rescue. Stored during long years in Cuneo-Levaldigi, it was dismantled in summer 2014 and transported with three trucks up to Biscarosse where it has been reassembled and fully restored by team of young students during 3 years and repainted in US Air Force colours. It is now exposed at the Biscarosse Museum of seaplanes/flying boats.

Photographer

Aircraft

Stored at Biscarrosse Seaplane Museum

Alexis Boidron MM50-180

1,763 1 0 Grumman HU-16A Albatross

MM50-180 from Italy Air Force, Now in USAF c/s, exposed in front of the Biscarosse seaplanes/flying boats Museum

Romain Salerno / Aeronantes Spotters MM50-180

1,793 0 0 Grumman HU-16A Albatross

Delivered to USAF on July 23rd 1951 and then transferred to Italian air force (date unknown) This Albatross (ex-code 15-6) was affected to the 15o Stormo for Search and Rescue

Eric Verplanken MM50-180

2,480 0 0 Grumman HU-16A Albatross

Photo location

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Photographer

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