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Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter (HB-ILY) - 27 Apr 19br /Pima Air and Space Museumbr /br /Manufacturer: BOEINGbr /Markings: International Red Cross, Biafra, 1970br /Designation: C-97Gbr /Registration: HB-ILYbr /Serial Number: 52-2626
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Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter (HB-ILY)

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27 Apr 19
Pima Air and Space Museum

Manufacturer: BOEING
Markings: International Red Cross, Biafra, 1970
Designation: C-97G
Registration: HB-ILY
Serial Number: 52-2626

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More info from Joe Baugher:

52-2626, Boeing KC-97G-24-BO Stratofreighter, (MSN 16657) converted to C-97G. Later to civilian registry as HB-ILY with Balair Air Lines of Switzerland and operated by Balair for the Red Cross by the Foundation for Airborne Relief in the Biafran Air Lift. To MASDC as CH439 Mar 19, 1970. On loan to Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona from USAF Museum, Dayton, OH. At Pima, the vertical stabilizer has been replaced with the stabilizer from 52-2758.
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