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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 |
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| 10-Sep-2026 | B733 | Schulz-Sonoma County (KSTS) | Redding Rgnl (KRDD) | 06:44PM PDT | 07:25PM PDT | 0:40 |
| 10-Sep-2026 | B733 | Schulz-Sonoma County (KSTS) | Schulz-Sonoma County (KSTS) | 05:49PM PDT | 06:24PM PDT | 0:35 |
| 10-Sep-2026 | B733 | Schulz-Sonoma County (KSTS) | Schulz-Sonoma County (KSTS) | 04:16PM PDT | 04:46PM PDT | 0:30 |
| 10-Sep-2026 | B733 | Redding Rgnl (KRDD) | Schulz-Sonoma County (KSTS) | 03:12PM PDT | 03:46PM PDT | 0:34 |
| 10-Sep-2026 | B733 | Rapid City Rgnl (KRAP) | Redding Rgnl (KRDD) | 01:03PM MDT | 02:31PM PDT | 2:27 |
| 08-Sep-2026 | B733 | Casper/Natrona County Intl (KCPR) | Rapid City Rgnl (KRAP) | 06:18PM MDT | 07:08PM MDT | 0:49 |
| 08-Sep-2026 | B733 | Casper/Natrona County Intl (KCPR) | Casper/Natrona County Intl (KCPR) | 05:10PM MDT | 05:44PM MDT | 0:33 |
| 08-Sep-2026 | B733 | Casper/Natrona County Intl (KCPR) | Casper/Natrona County Intl (KCPR) | 03:59PM MDT | 04:41PM MDT | 0:42 |
| 08-Sep-2026 | B733 | Casper/Natrona County Intl (KCPR) | Casper/Natrona County Intl (KCPR) | 02:49PM MDT | 03:31PM MDT | 0:42 |
| 08-Sep-2026 | B733 | Casper/Natrona County Intl (KCPR) | Casper/Natrona County Intl (KCPR) | 01:17PM MDT | 02:23PM MDT | 1:06 |
| 08-Sep-2026 | B733 | Rapid City Rgnl (KRAP) | Casper/Natrona County Intl (KCPR) | 11:52AM MDT | 12:50PM MDT | 0:58 |
| 07-Sep-2026 | B733 | Rapid City Rgnl (KRAP) | Rapid City Rgnl (KRAP) | 05:46PM MDT | 06:14PM MDT | 0:28 |
| 07-Sep-2026 | B733 | Rapid City Rgnl (KRAP) | Rapid City Rgnl (KRAP) | 04:47PM MDT | 05:10PM MDT | 0:22 |
| 07-Sep-2026 | B733 | Rapid City Rgnl (KRAP) | Rapid City Rgnl (KRAP) | 03:55PM MDT | 04:23PM MDT | 0:28 |
| 07-Sep-2026 | B733 | Rapid City Rgnl (KRAP) | Rapid City Rgnl (KRAP) | 10:38AM MDT | 12:12PM MDT | 1:33 |
| 07-Sep-2026 | B733 | Rapid City Rgnl (KRAP) | Rocky Mtn Metropolitan (KBJC) | 10:38AM MDT | Diverted | |
| 05-Sep-2026 | B733 | Casper/Natrona County Intl (KCPR) | Rapid City Rgnl (KRAP) | 01:05PM MDT | 01:55PM MDT | 0:50 |
| 05-Sep-2026 | B733 | Rapid City Rgnl (KRAP) | Casper/Natrona County Intl (KCPR) | 11:52AM MDT | 12:39PM MDT | 0:46 |
| 05-Sep-2026 | B733 | Rapid City Rgnl (KRAP) | Rapid City Rgnl (KRAP) | 10:48AM MDT | 11:20AM MDT | 0:32 |
| 05-Sep-2026 | B733 | Rapid City Rgnl (KRAP) | Rapid City Rgnl (KRAP) | 09:49AM MDT | 10:24AM MDT | 0:34 |
| 04-Sep-2026 | B733 | Billings Logan Intl (KBIL) | Rapid City Rgnl (KRAP) | 06:12PM MDT | 07:23PM MDT | 1:10 |
| 04-Sep-2026 | B733 | Gowen Field (KBOI) | Billings Logan Intl (KBIL) | 02:35PM MDT | 04:18PM MDT | 1:43 |
| 03-Sep-2026 | B733 | Billings Logan Intl (KBIL) | Gowen Field (KBOI) | 07:17PM MDT | 09:17PM MDT | 1:59 |
| 03-Sep-2026 | B733 | Rapid City Rgnl (KRAP) | Billings Logan Intl (KBIL) | 05:45PM MDT | 06:49PM MDT | 1:03 |
| 03-Sep-2026 | B733 | Gowen Field (KBOI) | Rapid City Rgnl (KRAP) | 03:22PM MDT | 05:12PM MDT | 1:49 |
| 03-Sep-2026 | B733 | Gowen Field (KBOI) | Billings Logan Intl (KBIL) | 03:22PM MDT | Diverted | |
| 01-Sep-2026 | B733 | Gowen Field (KBOI) | Gowen Field (KBOI) | 06:50PM MDT | 07:31PM MDT | 0:40 |
| 01-Sep-2026 | B733 | Gowen Field (KBOI) | Gowen Field (KBOI) | 05:47PM MDT | 06:26PM MDT | 0:39 |
| 01-Sep-2026 | B733 | Gowen Field (KBOI) | Gowen Field (KBOI) | 01:59PM MDT | 02:27PM MDT | 0:27 |
| 30-Aug-2026 | B733 | Mc Dermitt State (26U) | Gowen Field (KBOI) | 04:48PM PDT | 06:06PM MDT | 0:17 |
| 30-Aug-2026 | B733 | Near Battle Mountain, NV | Near Battle Mountain, NV | First seen 03:23PM PDT | Last seen 03:51PM PDT | 0:28 |
| 30-Aug-2026 | B733 | Near Battle Mountain, NV | Near Battle Mountain, NV | First seen 02:18PM PDT | Last seen 02:47PM PDT | 0:28 |
| 30-Aug-2026 | B733 | Near Battle Mountain, NV | Near Winnemucca, NV | First seen 01:23PM PDT | Last seen 01:43PM PDT | 0:19 |
| 30-Aug-2026 | B733 | Gowen Field (KBOI) | Battle Mountain (KBAM) | 01:09PM MDT | 01:00PM PDT (?) | 0:50 |
| 29-Aug-2026 | B733 | Gowen Field (KBOI) | Gowen Field (KBOI) | 03:22PM MDT | 03:38PM MDT | 0:16 |
| 29-Aug-2026 | B733 | Gowen Field (KBOI) | Gowen Field (KBOI) | 11:33AM MDT | 12:27PM MDT | 0:54 |
| 29-Aug-2026 | B733 | Gowen Field (KBOI) | Battle Mountain (KBAM) | 11:33AM MDT | Diverted | |
| 28-Aug-2026 | B733 | Gowen Field (KBOI) | Gowen Field (KBOI) | 06:56PM MDT | 07:48PM MDT | 0:52 |
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