Fairchild Flying Boxcar N15501 Buckeye Arizona #1
by Brian Lockett
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Fairchild Flying Boxcar N15501 Buckeye Arizona #1
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Brian Lockett
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Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar N15501 at the Buckeye Municipal Airport in Arizona.will be familiar to those who saw the remake of the movie Flight of the Phoenix. It was built in 1951 and its construction number is 10955.
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March 15th, 2010
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Rich Roth
N15501 is part of a private collection and is owned by Hans Lauridsen. Currently it is at Buckeye Municipal Airport in Arizona. Hans will soon be building a 30,000 sq ft structure at Gila Bend AZ to house is collection of 15 aircraft. It will be open to the public. When more information is available, it will be posted at the museum web site: http://www.lauridsenaviationmuseum.com.