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BOEING 737-300 (N137CG) - This Coulson Group B733 "Fireliner" (N137CG, ex-Southwest N617SW) is captured as it sits on the Atlantic Aviation ramp in the shadow of the Reno-Tahoe International control tower.br /The Coulson Group acquired six older model 737s from Southwest Airlines and are converting them into firebombers. This one, Tail #137, arrived at RNO on Saturday afternoon and I was contacted to photograph it. At sunrise the next morning, as the shadow of the control tower was momentarily stretched out far enough to "blanket" this awesome aircraft, I snapped this shot.
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BOEING 737-300 (N137CG)

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This Coulson Group B733 "Fireliner" (N137CG, ex-Southwest N617SW) is captured as it sits on the Atlantic Aviation ramp in the shadow of the Reno-Tahoe International control tower.
The Coulson Group acquired six older model 737s from Southwest Airlines and are converting them into firebombers. This one, Tail #137, arrived at RNO on Saturday afternoon and I was contacted to photograph it. At sunrise the next morning, as the shadow of the control tower was momentarily stretched out far enough to "blanket" this awesome aircraft, I snapped this shot.

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Gary SchenauerPhoto Uploader
On Sunday morning, just as the sun came up, I found myself in an aviation photographer's heaven. I was standing in the midst of four Boeing 737s parked at the south end of Atlantic's ramp: this B733, a Swift Air B734, and two US Navy C-40s. As the sun came up over the Virginia Range Mountains in the east and lit up the blue sky, I was surrounded by fantastic photo opportunities -- Mt Rose was illuminated beautifully in the distance southwest of my location, more than 100 gorgeously colored hot air balloons participating in the mass ascension segment of The Great Reno Balloon Race were rising into the sky beyond the downtown Reno skyline northwest of my location, the RNO control tower was silhouetted northeast of my position, and no matter which direction I faced, I had a Boeing 737 aircraft right in the foreground. And, as every serious aircraft photog knows, the first moments of sunrise don't last for very long, so for the next eight to ten minutes I made use of every single second. Almost 850 clicks of the shutter (843)....
Tom Vance
5 "Shadows".....brilliant pic!
Tom Vance
850? you're slowing down Gman! jk/
Greg Byington
Pretty cool! Nice pic and great job!
Tom Vance
Gman - I caught this jet by surprise at RDD 8/8/2019 - pics later....now has titles under the cockpit window 'GAIA"
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Date Aircraft Origin Destination Departure Arrival Duration
30-Jun-2025 B733San Bernardino Intl () 10:40AM PDT En Route
29-Jun-2025 B733San Bernardino Intl ()San Bernardino Intl () 07:51PM PDT 08:13PM PDT 0:22
29-Jun-2025 B733San Bernardino Intl ()San Bernardino Intl () 06:00PM PDT 06:37PM PDT 0:37
29-Jun-2025 B733San Bernardino Intl ()San Bernardino Intl () 05:06PM PDT 05:34PM PDT 0:28
29-Jun-2025 B733San Bernardino Intl ()San Bernardino Intl () 03:46PM PDT 04:43PM PDT 0:57
28-Jun-2025 B733San Bernardino Intl ()San Bernardino Intl () 07:41PM PDT 08:07PM PDT 0:26
28-Jun-2025 B733San Bernardino Intl ()San Bernardino Intl () 06:56PM PDT 07:17PM PDT 0:21
28-Jun-2025 B733Cedar City Rgnl ()San Bernardino Intl () 06:37PM MDT 06:32PM PDT 0:55
28-Jun-2025 B733Cedar City Rgnl ()Cedar City Rgnl () 03:15PM MDT 03:35PM MDT 0:19
28-Jun-2025 B733Cedar City Rgnl ()Cedar City Rgnl () 02:27PM MDT 02:55PM MDT 0:27
28-Jun-2025 B733Pocatello Rgnl ()Cedar City Rgnl () 12:57PM MDT 02:02PM MDT 1:05
27-Jun-2025 B733Cedar City Rgnl ()Pocatello Rgnl () 07:10PM MDT 08:55PM MDT 1:45
22-Jun-2025 B733Cedar City Rgnl ()Cedar City Rgnl () 02:20PM MDT 02:50PM MDT 0:29
22-Jun-2025 B733Cedar City Rgnl ()Cedar City Rgnl () 01:36PM MDT 01:57PM MDT 0:20
22-Jun-2025 B733Cedar City Rgnl ()Cedar City Rgnl () 12:55PM MDT 01:12PM MDT 0:17
22-Jun-2025 B733Cedar City Rgnl ()Cedar City Rgnl () 12:19PM MDT 12:38PM MDT 0:18
22-Jun-2025 B733Cedar City Rgnl ()Cedar City Rgnl () 11:40AM MDT 12:02PM MDT 0:21
22-Jun-2025 B733Cedar City Rgnl ()Cedar City Rgnl () 10:05AM MDT 10:09AM MDT 0:04
19-Jun-2025 B733Cedar City Rgnl ()Cedar City Rgnl () 08:58PM MDT 09:18PM MDT 0:19
19-Jun-2025 B733Cedar City Rgnl ()Cedar City Rgnl () 08:15PM MDT 08:36PM MDT 0:21
19-Jun-2025 B733Cedar City Rgnl ()Cedar City Rgnl () 07:07PM MDT 07:28PM MDT 0:20
19-Jun-2025 B733Magic Valley Rgnl ()Cedar City Rgnl () 05:55PM MDT 06:45PM MDT 0:50
19-Jun-2025 B733Magic Valley Rgnl ()Magic Valley Rgnl () 04:41PM MDT 05:29PM MDT 0:48
19-Jun-2025 B733Cedar City Rgnl ()Magic Valley Rgnl () 02:56PM MDT 04:11PM MDT 1:15
19-Jun-2025 B733Cedar City Rgnl ()Pocatello Rgnl () 02:56PM MDT Diverted
19-Jun-2025 B733Cedar City Rgnl ()Cedar City Rgnl () 12:42PM MDT 01:08PM MDT 0:25
19-Jun-2025 B733Cedar City Rgnl ()Cedar City Rgnl () 11:57AM MDT 12:20PM MDT 0:23
19-Jun-2025 B733Cedar City Rgnl ()Cedar City Rgnl () 11:10AM MDT 11:36AM MDT 0:25
19-Jun-2025 B733Cedar City Rgnl ()Cedar City Rgnl () 10:13AM MDT 10:48AM MDT 0:35
17-Jun-2025 B733Cedar City Rgnl ()Cedar City Rgnl () 08:29PM MDT 08:58PM MDT 0:29
17-Jun-2025 B733Cedar City Rgnl ()Cedar City Rgnl () 07:36PM MDT 08:03PM MDT 0:27
17-Jun-2025 B733Cedar City Rgnl ()Cedar City Rgnl () 06:42PM MDT 07:07PM MDT 0:24
17-Jun-2025 B733General Wm J Fox Airfield ()Cedar City Rgnl () 03:45PM PDT 06:09PM MDT 1:23
17-Jun-2025 B733General Wm J Fox Airfield ()General Wm J Fox Airfield () 02:57PM PDT 03:24PM PDT 0:26
16-Jun-2025 B733General Wm J Fox Airfield ()General Wm J Fox Airfield () 07:49PM PDT 08:13PM PDT 0:23
16-Jun-2025 B733General Wm J Fox Airfield ()General Wm J Fox Airfield () 06:56PM PDT 07:29PM PDT 0:32
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