MAKE A MEME View Large Image C-131F VIP transport at NAS Pensacola c1969.jpeg A U S Navy Convair R4Y-1 Samaritan BuNo 141015 bearing the logo flag and three stars of the Commander Fleet Air Training and also bearing the name Streanliner The plane appears to be on the ...
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Keywords: C-131F VIP transport at NAS Pensacola c1969.jpeg A U S Navy Convair R4Y-1 Samaritan BuNo 141015 bearing the logo flag and three stars of the Commander Fleet Air Training and also bearing the name Streanliner The plane appears to be on the flight line at Naval Air Station Pensacola Florida USA preparing to take off <br>Delivered as an R4Y-1 and redesignated C-131F in 1962 the aircraft spent its career serving as an air transport Its final flights occurred from Forrest Sherman Field at NAS Pensacola where it served as the flag transport for the Chief of Naval Air Training During this time the aircraft sometimes received nicknames based on the admiral it supported To this end it was named the Heywagon during the tenure of Vice Admiral Alexander Heyworth and the Streanliner while Vice Admiral Bernard Strean served as Chief of Naval Air Training 1968 to 1971 It remained operational until stricken from the U S Navy's inventory in 1981 and was transferred to the National Museum of Naval Aviation the following year http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/AdvQuery php U S Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/Display php irn 39232 QueryPage 2Femuwebdoncoms 2Fpages 2Fdoncoms 2FAdvQuery php 2011 003 068 015 1968 1971 U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy Convair C-131 Samaritan United States Navy
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