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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.
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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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)....
5 "Shadows".....brilliant pic!
850? you're slowing down Gman! jk/
Pretty cool! Nice pic and great job!
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 |
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30-Jun-2025 | B733 | San Bernardino Intl (KSBD) | 10:40AM PDT | En Route | ||
29-Jun-2025 | B733 | San Bernardino Intl (KSBD) | San Bernardino Intl (KSBD) | 07:51PM PDT | 08:13PM PDT | 0:22 |
29-Jun-2025 | B733 | San Bernardino Intl (KSBD) | San Bernardino Intl (KSBD) | 06:00PM PDT | 06:37PM PDT | 0:37 |
29-Jun-2025 | B733 | San Bernardino Intl (KSBD) | San Bernardino Intl (KSBD) | 05:06PM PDT | 05:34PM PDT | 0:28 |
29-Jun-2025 | B733 | San Bernardino Intl (KSBD) | San Bernardino Intl (KSBD) | 03:46PM PDT | 04:43PM PDT | 0:57 |
28-Jun-2025 | B733 | San Bernardino Intl (KSBD) | San Bernardino Intl (KSBD) | 07:41PM PDT | 08:07PM PDT | 0:26 |
28-Jun-2025 | B733 | San Bernardino Intl (KSBD) | San Bernardino Intl (KSBD) | 06:56PM PDT | 07:17PM PDT | 0:21 |
28-Jun-2025 | B733 | Cedar City Rgnl (KCDC) | San Bernardino Intl (KSBD) | 06:37PM MDT | 06:32PM PDT | 0:55 |
28-Jun-2025 | B733 | Cedar City Rgnl (KCDC) | Cedar City Rgnl (KCDC) | 03:15PM MDT | 03:35PM MDT | 0:19 |
28-Jun-2025 | B733 | Cedar City Rgnl (KCDC) | Cedar City Rgnl (KCDC) | 02:27PM MDT | 02:55PM MDT | 0:27 |
28-Jun-2025 | B733 | Pocatello Rgnl (KPIH) | Cedar City Rgnl (KCDC) | 12:57PM MDT | 02:02PM MDT | 1:05 |
27-Jun-2025 | B733 | Cedar City Rgnl (KCDC) | Pocatello Rgnl (KPIH) | 07:10PM MDT | 08:55PM MDT | 1:45 |
22-Jun-2025 | B733 | Cedar City Rgnl (KCDC) | Cedar City Rgnl (KCDC) | 02:20PM MDT | 02:50PM MDT | 0:29 |
22-Jun-2025 | B733 | Cedar City Rgnl (KCDC) | Cedar City Rgnl (KCDC) | 01:36PM MDT | 01:57PM MDT | 0:20 |
22-Jun-2025 | B733 | Cedar City Rgnl (KCDC) | Cedar City Rgnl (KCDC) | 12:55PM MDT | 01:12PM MDT | 0:17 |
22-Jun-2025 | B733 | Cedar City Rgnl (KCDC) | Cedar City Rgnl (KCDC) | 12:19PM MDT | 12:38PM MDT | 0:18 |
22-Jun-2025 | B733 | Cedar City Rgnl (KCDC) | Cedar City Rgnl (KCDC) | 11:40AM MDT | 12:02PM MDT | 0:21 |
22-Jun-2025 | B733 | Cedar City Rgnl (KCDC) | Cedar City Rgnl (KCDC) | 10:05AM MDT | 10:09AM MDT | 0:04 |
19-Jun-2025 | B733 | Cedar City Rgnl (KCDC) | Cedar City Rgnl (KCDC) | 08:58PM MDT | 09:18PM MDT | 0:19 |
19-Jun-2025 | B733 | Cedar City Rgnl (KCDC) | Cedar City Rgnl (KCDC) | 08:15PM MDT | 08:36PM MDT | 0:21 |
19-Jun-2025 | B733 | Cedar City Rgnl (KCDC) | Cedar City Rgnl (KCDC) | 07:07PM MDT | 07:28PM MDT | 0:20 |
19-Jun-2025 | B733 | Magic Valley Rgnl (KTWF) | Cedar City Rgnl (KCDC) | 05:55PM MDT | 06:45PM MDT | 0:50 |
19-Jun-2025 | B733 | Magic Valley Rgnl (KTWF) | Magic Valley Rgnl (KTWF) | 04:41PM MDT | 05:29PM MDT | 0:48 |
19-Jun-2025 | B733 | Cedar City Rgnl (KCDC) | Magic Valley Rgnl (KTWF) | 02:56PM MDT | 04:11PM MDT | 1:15 |
19-Jun-2025 | B733 | Cedar City Rgnl (KCDC) | Pocatello Rgnl (KPIH) | 02:56PM MDT | Diverted | |
19-Jun-2025 | B733 | Cedar City Rgnl (KCDC) | Cedar City Rgnl (KCDC) | 12:42PM MDT | 01:08PM MDT | 0:25 |
19-Jun-2025 | B733 | Cedar City Rgnl (KCDC) | Cedar City Rgnl (KCDC) | 11:57AM MDT | 12:20PM MDT | 0:23 |
19-Jun-2025 | B733 | Cedar City Rgnl (KCDC) | Cedar City Rgnl (KCDC) | 11:10AM MDT | 11:36AM MDT | 0:25 |
19-Jun-2025 | B733 | Cedar City Rgnl (KCDC) | Cedar City Rgnl (KCDC) | 10:13AM MDT | 10:48AM MDT | 0:35 |
17-Jun-2025 | B733 | Cedar City Rgnl (KCDC) | Cedar City Rgnl (KCDC) | 08:29PM MDT | 08:58PM MDT | 0:29 |
17-Jun-2025 | B733 | Cedar City Rgnl (KCDC) | Cedar City Rgnl (KCDC) | 07:36PM MDT | 08:03PM MDT | 0:27 |
17-Jun-2025 | B733 | Cedar City Rgnl (KCDC) | Cedar City Rgnl (KCDC) | 06:42PM MDT | 07:07PM MDT | 0:24 |
17-Jun-2025 | B733 | General Wm J Fox Airfield (KWJF) | Cedar City Rgnl (KCDC) | 03:45PM PDT | 06:09PM MDT | 1:23 |
17-Jun-2025 | B733 | General Wm J Fox Airfield (KWJF) | General Wm J Fox Airfield (KWJF) | 02:57PM PDT | 03:24PM PDT | 0:26 |
16-Jun-2025 | B733 | General Wm J Fox Airfield (KWJF) | General Wm J Fox Airfield (KWJF) | 07:49PM PDT | 08:13PM PDT | 0:23 |
16-Jun-2025 | B733 | General Wm J Fox Airfield (KWJF) | General Wm J Fox Airfield (KWJF) | 06:56PM PDT | 07:29PM PDT | 0:32 |
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