SA-16A 7101 at S.Jacinto in the fifties. Squadron badge not yet
painted under the cockpit (EMFA/CAVFA)
Photo gallery
SA-16A photo gallery
Anticipating the SA-16A Albatroos datasheet to be published soon we present
below some photos of this interesting amphibian in Portuguese Air Force
service
The entire fleet at Lajes/BA4. The badge is already applied. Note
the nose radome white.In some photos however it is painted black, like
the one below showing the aircraft on the water (EMFA/CAVFA)
Detail of front fuselage. The badge can clearly be seen under the
cockpit. Photo taken in 1960. (L.Tavares)
7102 in Açores waters, sometime in the fifties...(EMFA/CAVFA)
Another view of the fleet at Lajes /BA4 during the fifties. Note
the SB-17G nose on the right...(EMFA/CAVFA)
Rear view of 7103 showing clearly the matt black walkway on the
top of the fuselage (EMFA/CAVFA)