If you live in Wheeling, the world suddenly got a whole lot quieter. For everyone else, a sad day...

N55RG Gulfstream II serial number 1, first flew as Prototype on Oct 2nd 1966, registered to R.W. Galvin CEO Motorola on Sept 28 1970

Aircraft has been donated to the New Carolinas Avition Museum (home of Miracle in the Hudson Airbus).  Aircraft last flew Sept 9, 2012.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/runway27r/3494608871/sizes/o/

http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericjackson/2011/10/13/bob-galvin-the-man-who-built-motorola-dies-at-89/  Bob Galvin

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Galvin   Wikipedia

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N55RG/history/20120909/1430Z/KPWK/KCLT

http://www.carolinasaviation.org/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolinas_Aviation_Museum

as posted on pprune by 'bethpagejet'

"If you live in Wheeling, the world suddenly got a whole lot quieter. For everyone else, a sad day..."

Hat tip to Rob "Biz Jets"  - Thank you for sharing!