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Constructed as a KC-97G-20-BO by Boeing at Seattle, Washington, USA. |
January 1956 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 53-0298. |
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Converted to a KC-97L. |
6 April 1965 |
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Transferred to the Military Aircraft Storage and Disposal Center (MASDC) with inventory number CH185. |
6 March 1970 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 53-0298. |
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Transferred to 181st ARS, TX ANG. |
27 May 1977 |
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Transferred to the Military Aircraft Storage and Disposal Center (MASDC) with inventory number CH594. |
4 February 1982 |
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To Dross Metals, Tucson, AZ with new c/r N2987W. |
30 March 1982 |
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To Hawkins and Powers Aviation, Greybull, WY keeping c/r N2987W. |
August 1982 |
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Civil registration N597HP reserved but not taken up. |
By 1986 |
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In the inventory of National Museum of the United States Air Force Loan Program, Wright Field, Dayton, OH.
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Your Assistance is Needed: Your Assistance is Needed: UMOOS2007 states that the KC-97L at Museum of Aviation is 53-0298 with the nose of 52-2604 - is this correct? Could it actually be 52-2604 with the nose of 53-0298 repainted to represent 53-0298? Does anyone have any further information or thoughts on this mystery?
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1986 |
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Loaned to WR-ALC/MU, Robins AFB, GA. |
1986 |
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To Museum of Aviation, Warner Robins, Macon, GA.
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1986 |
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Placed on display with Museum of Aviation, Warner Robins, Macon, GA.
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Markings Applied: 30298
Displ in USAF markings. |
By April 1988 |
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Photographer: Wayne Gomes
Notes: Photographed at the Museum of Aviation, Macon, GA. |
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Markings Applied: 298, Texas Air Guard, 604
298 is very feint on nose, Texas Air Guard on upper port fuselage, very feint 22 followed by 604 on tail.
Your Assistance is Needed: UMOOS2007 states that the KC-97L at Museum of Aviation is 53-0298 with the nose of 52-2604 - is this correct? Could it actually be 52-2604 with the nose of 53-0298 repainted to represent 53-0298? Does anyone have any further information or thoughts on this mystery?
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12 March 1990 |
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Photographer: Robert Nichols
Notes: at Museum of Aviation, Warner Robins, Ga |
July 1990 |
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Photographer: Robert Nichols
Notes: at Museum of Aviation, Warner Robins |
14 March 1992 |
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Photographer: Robert Nichols |
6 July 2000 |
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To unknown owner with c/r N2987W.
Sale reported to a new owner in Wright-patterson, OH. Since this airframe has been displayed at a museum since 1986 this record is likely a case of the FAA paperwork catching up with reality. |
8 February 2005 |
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Photographer: John Bennett
Notes: Taken at Warner Robins Museum of Aviation, Robins AFB, Georgia, U.S.A. |
18 February 2007 |
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Photographer: Terry Fletcher
Notes: Museum of Aviation, Warner Robins, Macon, Georgia, United States |
22 August 2013 |
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Civil registration, N2987W, cancelled.
Sale reported to a new owner in Wright-Patterson, OH. |
