{"id":4318,"date":"2023-05-03T13:38:44","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T20:38:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pimaair.org\/?post_type=museum_aircraft&#038;p=4318"},"modified":"2023-05-03T13:47:01","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T20:47:01","slug":"grumman-hu-16b-albatross","status":"publish","type":"museum_aircraft","link":"https:\/\/pimaair.org\/museum-aircraft\/grumman-hu-16b-albatross\/","title":{"rendered":"Grumman HU-16B"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Grumman HU-16B Albatross<\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/52854799698_d496410f6f_c.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The SA-16A Albatross was designed for the U.S. Navy in 1944 as a replacement for the Grumman JRF Goose.\u00a0 Initial testing in 1947 led not only to Navy orders, but to orders from the U.S. Air Force and Coast Guard as well.\u00a0 All three services primarily used the aircraft for search-and-rescue duties as well as general maritime patrol.\u00a0 In the early 1960s they were redesignated as HU-16s as a part of the joint Air Force-Navy aircraft designation system.\u00a0 The HU-16B is an updated version of Albatross with a longer wingspan and larger flight control surfaces. 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