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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19-May-2026 | B733 | San Bernardino Intl (KSBD) | General Wm J Fox Airfield (KWJF) | 08:10PM PDT | 08:28PM PDT | 0:18 |
| 19-May-2026 | B733 | San Bernardino Intl (KSBD) | San Bernardino Intl (KSBD) | 07:28PM PDT | 07:46PM PDT | 0:18 |
| 19-May-2026 | B733 | San Bernardino Intl (KSBD) | San Bernardino Intl (KSBD) | 06:14PM PDT | 06:53PM PDT | 0:39 |
| 19-May-2026 | B733 | San Bernardino Intl (KSBD) | San Bernardino Intl (KSBD) | 05:04PM PDT | 05:46PM PDT | 0:42 |
| 19-May-2026 | B733 | San Bernardino Intl (KSBD) | San Bernardino Intl (KSBD) | 03:39PM PDT | 04:33PM PDT | 0:54 |
| 19-May-2026 | B733 | Santa Maria (KSMX) | San Bernardino Intl (KSBD) | 02:03PM PDT | 03:08PM PDT | 1:04 |
| 19-May-2026 | B733 | Santa Maria (KSMX) | Santa Maria (KSMX) | 01:05PM PDT | 01:39PM PDT | 0:33 |
| 19-May-2026 | B733 | General Wm J Fox Airfield (KWJF) | Santa Maria (KSMX) | 11:11AM PDT | 12:05PM PDT | 0:54 |
| 14-May-2026 | B733 | Grand Junction Rgnl (KGJT) | General Wm J Fox Airfield (KWJF) | 05:56PM MDT | 06:41PM PDT | 1:44 |
| 14-May-2026 | B733 | Grand Junction Rgnl (KGJT) | Grand Junction Rgnl (KGJT) | 04:20PM MDT | 05:26PM MDT | 1:06 |
| 14-May-2026 | B733 | Grand Junction Rgnl (KGJT) | Grand Junction Rgnl (KGJT) | 02:48PM MDT | 03:55PM MDT | 1:06 |
| 14-May-2026 | B733 | General Wm J Fox Airfield (KWJF) | Grand Junction Rgnl (KGJT) | 11:27AM PDT | 02:19PM MDT | 1:51 |
| 13-May-2026 | B733 | General Wm J Fox Airfield (KWJF) | General Wm J Fox Airfield (KWJF) | 06:41PM PDT | 07:08PM PDT | 0:27 |
| 13-May-2026 | B733 | General Wm J Fox Airfield (KWJF) | General Wm J Fox Airfield (KWJF) | 05:49PM PDT | 06:16PM PDT | 0:26 |
| 11-May-2026 | B733 | General Wm J Fox Airfield (KWJF) | General Wm J Fox Airfield (KWJF) | 02:29PM PDT | 03:11PM PDT | 0:41 |
| 11-May-2026 | B733 | General Wm J Fox Airfield (KWJF) | General Wm J Fox Airfield (KWJF) | 10:56AM PDT | 11:24AM PDT | 0:28 |
| 11-May-2026 | B733 | General Wm J Fox Airfield (KWJF) | General Wm J Fox Airfield (KWJF) | 09:18AM PDT | 10:11AM PDT | 0:53 |
| 09-May-2026 | B733 | Porterville Muni (KPTV) | General Wm J Fox Airfield (KWJF) | 05:01PM PDT | 05:26PM PDT | 0:25 |
| 09-May-2026 | B733 | Porterville Muni (KPTV) | Porterville Muni (KPTV) | 04:07PM PDT | 04:38PM PDT (?) | 0:30 |
| 09-May-2026 | B733 | General Wm J Fox Airfield (KWJF) | Porterville Muni (KPTV) | 03:10PM PDT | 03:41PM PDT (?) | 0:30 |
| 07-May-2026 | B733 | General Wm J Fox Airfield (KWJF) | General Wm J Fox Airfield (KWJF) | 06:58PM PDT | 07:26PM PDT | 0:27 |
| 07-May-2026 | B733 | General Wm J Fox Airfield (KWJF) | General Wm J Fox Airfield (KWJF) | 06:05PM PDT | 06:32PM PDT | 0:26 |
| 07-May-2026 | B733 | General Wm J Fox Airfield (KWJF) | General Wm J Fox Airfield (KWJF) | 05:16PM PDT | 05:44PM PDT | 0:27 |
| 07-May-2026 | B733 | General Wm J Fox Airfield (KWJF) | General Wm J Fox Airfield (KWJF) | 04:28PM PDT | 04:55PM PDT | 0:26 |
| 07-May-2026 | B733 | General Wm J Fox Airfield (KWJF) | General Wm J Fox Airfield (KWJF) | 02:23PM PDT | 02:49PM PDT | 0:26 |
| 07-May-2026 | B733 | General Wm J Fox Airfield (KWJF) | General Wm J Fox Airfield (KWJF) | 01:25PM PDT | 01:59PM PDT | 0:34 |
| 07-May-2026 | B733 | General Wm J Fox Airfield (KWJF) | General Wm J Fox Airfield (KWJF) | 12:35PM PDT | 01:04PM PDT | 0:29 |
| 06-May-2026 | B733 | General Wm J Fox Airfield (KWJF) | General Wm J Fox Airfield (KWJF) | 06:06PM PDT | 06:46PM PDT | 0:40 |
| 06-May-2026 | B733 | General Wm J Fox Airfield (KWJF) | General Wm J Fox Airfield (KWJF) | 04:22PM PDT | 04:50PM PDT | 0:28 |
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