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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.br /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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BOEING 737-300 (N137CG)

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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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Gary SchenauerPhoto Uploader
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)....
Tom Vance
5 "Shadows".....brilliant pic!
Tom Vance
850? you're slowing down Gman! jk/
Greg Byington
Pretty cool! Nice pic and great job!
Tom Vance
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 B733Gowen Field ()Gowen Field () 08:08PM MDT 08:41PM MDT 0:33
15-Jun-2026 B733Gowen Field ()Gowen Field () 07:02PM MDT 07:44PM MDT 0:42
14-Jun-2026 B733Gowen Field ()Gowen Field () 06:12PM MDT 06:33PM MDT 0:21
14-Jun-2026 B733Magic Valley Rgnl ()Gowen Field () 05:13PM MDT 05:42PM MDT 0:29
14-Jun-2026 B733Roberts Fld Redmond Muni ()Magic Valley Rgnl () 01:59PM PDT 04:03PM MDT 1:03
14-Jun-2026 B733Roberts Fld Redmond Muni ()Gowen Field () 01:59PM PDT Diverted
14-Jun-2026 B733Roberts Fld Redmond Muni ()Roberts Fld Redmond Muni () 09:20AM PDT 09:49AM PDT 0:28
13-Jun-2026 B733Redding Rgnl ()Roberts Fld Redmond Muni () 09:19AM PDT 09:59AM PDT 0:40
10-Jun-2026 B733Redding Rgnl ()Redding Rgnl () 01:26PM PDT 01:44PM PDT 0:18
10-Jun-2026 B733Roberts Fld Redmond Muni ()Redding Rgnl () 09:02AM PDT 09:41AM PDT 0:38
06-Jun-2026 B733Grant County Intl ()Roberts Fld Redmond Muni () 07:40PM PDT 08:16PM PDT 0:36
06-Jun-2026 B733Grant County Intl ()Grant County Intl () 06:13PM PDT 06:38PM PDT 0:25
06-Jun-2026 B733Magic Valley Rgnl ()Grant County Intl () 05:07PM MDT 05:36PM PDT 1:28
06-Jun-2026 B733Magic Valley Rgnl ()Magic Valley Rgnl () 03:46PM MDT 04:32PM MDT 0:45
06-Jun-2026 B733Magic Valley Rgnl ()Magic Valley Rgnl () 02:32PM MDT 03:11PM MDT 0:39
05-Jun-2026 B733Magic Valley Rgnl ()Magic Valley Rgnl () 09:10PM MDT 09:36PM MDT 0:25
05-Jun-2026 B733Magic Valley Rgnl ()Magic Valley Rgnl () 08:20PM MDT 08:44PM MDT 0:23
05-Jun-2026 B733Billings Logan Intl ()Magic Valley Rgnl () 06:37PM MDT 07:53PM MDT 1:16
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