File:Convair R4Y-1 VR-1 before landing late in 1950s.jpeg

From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Original file (1,508 × 1,069 pixels, file size: 681 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Captions

Captions

Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents

Summary

[edit]
Description A U.S. Navy Convair R4Y-1 Samaritan (BuNo 140998) from Transport Squadron VR-1 Star Lifters in flight. The R4Y-1/C-131F 140998 was retired to the to MASDC as 1G0011 om 28 April 1982. Note the tail code "RP" which was tranferred to Patrol Squadron VP-31 in 1960, VR-1's changing to "JK".
Date between 1956 and 1960
date QS:P,+1950-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1956-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1960-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Source U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 2011.003.068.011
Author U.S. Navy

Licensing

[edit]
Public domain
This file is a work of a sailor or employee of the U.S. Navy, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, it is in the public domain in the United States.
This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current17:27, 30 December 2011Thumbnail for version as of 17:27, 30 December 20111,508 × 1,069 (681 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description=A U.S. Navy Convair R4Y-1 ''Samaritan'' (BuNo 140998) from Transport Squadron VR-1 ''Star Lifters'' in flight. The R4Y-1/C-131F 140998 was retired to the to MASDC as 1G0011 om 28 April 1982. Note the tail