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Grumman Albatross  G-111 (HU-16)

Charles Blair purchased 3 Grumman Albatross's with the hopes of having them in service at Antilles Air Boats. One arrived in STX and was parked at the AAB hangar at the airport. It never saw service. One crashed early in the ferrying and the other left in storage.

storage

Untited Capital Corporation
Wildfire Aircraft, LLC

Restoration

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N3385F
C/N  G-218

C/N G-218    SA-16B       51-7168     USAF

(74B)             HU-16B    

 

N3385F     

1973-1975   Robert Bean - Tucson, Arizona

1976-1981   Antilles Air Boats - St, Croix, USVI

1981              Grumman - St. Augustine, FL

                       converted to G-111

3/1981-82    Flying Boats, Inc./Chalks Int'l. Airlines - Miami, FL

N122FB

1982-1996    Flying Boats, Inc. - Miami, Florida

                       stored Pinal Park, Marana Arizona

2/24/96-2009  United Capital Corp. - Wilmington, DE

4/10/12-16   Wildfire Aircraft, LLC - Mesa, AZ

1/9/17 -         Barron Aviation, LLC - Perry, MO

                        restoration

FAA Records - N3385F
FAA Form 337 - further documentation / misc.
Ownership / Transfers / Registrations / misc.
N3395F
C/N  G-146
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Tucson, AZ 1975
photo credit Ger Buskermolen
added to AAB in 1977
FAA Records - N3395F
FAA Form 337 - further documentation / misc.
Ownership / Transfers / Registrations / misc.

SA-16A       51-67

1973   Robert Bean

1977   Antilles Air Boats - USVI

N3398F
C/N  G-210
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Tucson, AZ 1975
photo credit Ger Buskermolen
added to AAB in 1977
FAA Records - N3398F
FAA Form 337 - further documentation / misc.
Ownership / Transfers / Registrations / misc.

SA-16B       51-7160

1973   Robert Bean

1977   Antilles Air Boats

 

3/9/77 -ferry flt. / crashed after take-off

Bill Mable

Capt. Blair was in discussions with many aircraft manufactures over the years with the hopes that seaplane service would continue in the Virgin Islands and the Caribbean for many years. I will share more of his ideas on subsequent pages.

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The Albatross is alive and well and starting again in Australia
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