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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-Jun-2026 | B733 | Gowen Field (KBOI) | Gowen Field (KBOI) | 08:08PM MDT | 08:41PM MDT | 0:33 |
| 15-Jun-2026 | B733 | Gowen Field (KBOI) | Gowen Field (KBOI) | 07:02PM MDT | 07:44PM MDT | 0:42 |
| 14-Jun-2026 | B733 | Gowen Field (KBOI) | Gowen Field (KBOI) | 06:12PM MDT | 06:33PM MDT | 0:21 |
| 14-Jun-2026 | B733 | Magic Valley Rgnl (KTWF) | Gowen Field (KBOI) | 05:13PM MDT | 05:42PM MDT | 0:29 |
| 14-Jun-2026 | B733 | Roberts Fld Redmond Muni (KRDM) | Magic Valley Rgnl (KTWF) | 01:59PM PDT | 04:03PM MDT | 1:03 |
| 14-Jun-2026 | B733 | Roberts Fld Redmond Muni (KRDM) | Gowen Field (KBOI) | 01:59PM PDT | Diverted | |
| 14-Jun-2026 | B733 | Roberts Fld Redmond Muni (KRDM) | Roberts Fld Redmond Muni (KRDM) | 09:20AM PDT | 09:49AM PDT | 0:28 |
| 13-Jun-2026 | B733 | Redding Rgnl (KRDD) | Roberts Fld Redmond Muni (KRDM) | 09:19AM PDT | 09:59AM PDT | 0:40 |
| 10-Jun-2026 | B733 | Redding Rgnl (KRDD) | Redding Rgnl (KRDD) | 01:26PM PDT | 01:44PM PDT | 0:18 |
| 10-Jun-2026 | B733 | Roberts Fld Redmond Muni (KRDM) | Redding Rgnl (KRDD) | 09:02AM PDT | 09:41AM PDT | 0:38 |
| 06-Jun-2026 | B733 | Grant County Intl (KMWH) | Roberts Fld Redmond Muni (KRDM) | 07:40PM PDT | 08:16PM PDT | 0:36 |
| 06-Jun-2026 | B733 | Grant County Intl (KMWH) | Grant County Intl (KMWH) | 06:13PM PDT | 06:38PM PDT | 0:25 |
| 06-Jun-2026 | B733 | Magic Valley Rgnl (KTWF) | Grant County Intl (KMWH) | 05:07PM MDT | 05:36PM PDT | 1:28 |
| 06-Jun-2026 | B733 | Magic Valley Rgnl (KTWF) | Magic Valley Rgnl (KTWF) | 03:46PM MDT | 04:32PM MDT | 0:45 |
| 06-Jun-2026 | B733 | Magic Valley Rgnl (KTWF) | Magic Valley Rgnl (KTWF) | 02:32PM MDT | 03:11PM MDT | 0:39 |
| 05-Jun-2026 | B733 | Magic Valley Rgnl (KTWF) | Magic Valley Rgnl (KTWF) | 09:10PM MDT | 09:36PM MDT | 0:25 |
| 05-Jun-2026 | B733 | Magic Valley Rgnl (KTWF) | Magic Valley Rgnl (KTWF) | 08:20PM MDT | 08:44PM MDT | 0:23 |
| 05-Jun-2026 | B733 | Billings Logan Intl (KBIL) | Magic Valley Rgnl (KTWF) | 06:37PM MDT | 07:53PM MDT | 1:16 |
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