ALASKA
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FAIRBANKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Everts Air Fuel Curtiss C46 Commando N1822M "Salmon Ella" roosting in the evening sun at
Fairbanks Int. May 4 1991.
Minolta Dynax 7000i, Tokina 70-300 and Fujicrome 200. Digitized to Kodak Photo CD.

Everts Air Fuel specializes in fuel distribution to remote areas of Alaska. On the ramp,
portable fuel tanks can be seen. These tanks are placed in the main cargo compartment while
in the bottom fuselage fixed tanks are fitted. The hose connections on C46 N7848B are visible
in the lower-mid fuselage. May 4 1991. C46 N14192 in the background.
Minolta Dynax 7000i, Tokina 70-300 and Fujicrome 200. Digitized to Kodak Photo CD.

Another view of C46 N1822M "Salmon Ella". Still these days Everts Air Fuel operates C46's,
but for how long? May 4 1991.
Minolta Dynax 7000i, Tokina 70-300 and Fujicrome 200. Digitized to Kodak Photo CD.

DC4/C54 N811E at Fairbanks Int. May 4 1991.
Minolta Dynax 7000i, Tokina 70-300 and Fujicrome 200. Digitized to Kodak Photo CD.

Mark Air Boeing 737-200 N673MA in the late evening of May 4 1991, just arrived from Prudhoe Bay,
at Fairbanks Int. Mark Air used special arctic versions of the B737-200 with a nose wheel skid and
vortex generators on the engines to protect fuselage and engines from gravel debris. Many airfield
in remote areas are unpaved. Mark Air has now ceased operation.
Minolta Dynax 7000i, Tokina 28-70/f2,8 and Fujicrome 200. Digitized to Kodak Photo CD.

A Lockheed P2 Neptune in restoration at the backyards of Fairbanks Int. May 4 1991.
Minolta Dynax 7000i, Tokina 70-300 and Fujicrome 200. Digitized to Kodak Photo CD.

Another backyard resident. A bare metal DC4/C54 undergoing maintenance work
at Fairbanks Int. May 4 1991.
Minolta Dynax 7000i, Tokina 28-70/f2,8 and Fujicrome 200. Digitized to Kodak Photo CD.

author: Lars Wahlstrom
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