14 Pictures of Equador B-25,C-47,T-28,Meteor, T-6,PBY &

[Brad]

All taken by me at Quito somewhere between 1995-1999.
Pictures now the property of Tulio Soto.

[Tulio]

Thank you, Brad!

"Pictures now the property of Tulio Soto."

I like this very much. Probably will not stop the thieves, but leaves a written trail just in case.

Saludos,


Tulio

[C170BDan]

Cool.... a B23! I had never heard of that one before!

Sure wish we could see one of those fly.

[FAH 619]

007:
Tks for the nice S. of the border shots. Looking for some rare Nicaraguan O-2s at Las Mercedes Boneyard or their military ramp. O-2 Buff/FAH 619

[Robbie Stuart]

I didn't know about that B-23 either. Cool!
Regards
Robbie Stuart
Former Crew Chief
CAF B-23 N62G

[Tulio]

Robbie, Dan:

The Ecuadorean Air Force Museum is located next door to the Aeropuerto Mariscal Sucre, in Quito, Ecuador.

The Douglas C-67 (the transport version of the B-23 Dragon) on display, was never operated by the Ecuadorean Air Force.

It was owned by the Compañia Ecuatoriana de Aviacion (HC-APV), configured for VIP transportation, and was used by Texaco during the 1960s and early 1970s.

Attempts in the past, to purchase it and bring it back to the USA, were fruitless. BUT, recently if you recall, the guys from the Canadian Aviation Museum were able to bring back a Canadair CL-44 (not 100% sure about the model) from Ecuador, because it was going to be scrapped . . .


Saludos,


Tulio

[Amado Aguiluz F.]

Bullseye Tulio!

Douglas B-23 Dragon
c/n 2731 redesignated UC-67 Dec 4, 1941. To RFC at McKellar Field Sep 2, 1944. To Pan Am as N4000W in 1947. May have been re-registered as N4000U. To Cia Ecuatoriana de Aviacion as HC-APV in Dec 1968. Preserved in Ecuadorian Air Museum, Quito, Ecuador as HC-APV

Cheers,

Amado

[Amado Aguiluz F.]

Correction to my previous post:

I'm sorry, but the correct construction number for this aircraft is 2717. The USAF serial number is 39-31.

Saludos,

Amado