BILL COFFMAN'S SPITFIRE STUDIO COLLECTION
No. 8438. Grumman G-234 HU-16E Albatross (N29853 c/n G.335) Red Bull
Photographed at Oshkosh, Wisconsin, USA, August 2008, by Bill Coffman

Grumman G-234 HU-16E Albatross

12/31/2008. Produced as an SA-16B for the USAF, s/n 51-7246, the aircraft was transferred to the USCG, redesignated UF-1G, s/n 7246, it was redesignated HU-16E in 1962. Registered to Flight Management of Wilmington, Deleware, the aircraft is used for marketing support of the well-known energy-drink.

Created December 31, 2008