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    Airframe Family: Douglas B-23 Dragon
    Latest Model:B-23 Dragon
    Last Military Serial:39-0051 USAAF
    Construction Number:2737
    Last Civil Registration:N534J
    Compressed ID:Douglas B-23 sn 39-0051 USAAF cn 27...
    Latest Owner or Location:Pima Air and Space Museum, Davis-Monthan AFB (South Side), Tucson, Arizona

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a B-23.

    30 July 1940

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 39-0051.

    7 November 1944

    To RFC, McKellar Field, TN.
    Sent to the RFC for disposal.

    From 7 April 1945 to By 1948

    To Roscoe Turner Aeronautical Co, Indianapolis, IN with new c/r N61Y.

    From By 1948 to By 1950

    To Roscoe Turner Aeronautical Co, Indianapolis, IN keeping c/r N61Y.

    30 August 1950

    To Great Lakes Carbon Corp keeping c/r N61Y.

    From January 1953 to By 1954

    To Celanese Corp of America, New York, NY keeping c/r N61Y.

    To Pittsburg Constr Co with new c/r N34C.

    By 1963

    To Consolidated Coal Co, Pittsburgh, PA keeping c/r N34C.

    By 1964

    Assigned civil registration: N534C

    By 1966

    To Ohio State University, Columbus, OH with new c/r N230SU.

    1968

    To Founders Investment Corp with new c/r N534J (B-23, 2737).

    From By 1969 to By 1970

    To Air Lease Inc, Harvey, LA keeping c/r N534J.

    Circa 1970


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: At Pima Museum

    Circa 1970


    Photographer: Unknown
    Notes: Photographed at the Pima Air Museum.

    7 July 1971

    To Aircraft Surplus Co, Tucson, AZ keeping c/r N534J.

    2 December 1971

    Civil registration, N534J, cancelled.

    From By 1973 to By 1980

    To National Museum of the United States Air Force Loan Program, Wright Field, Dayton, OH.
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    By 1980

    To Pima Air and Space Museum, Davis-Monthan AFB (South Side), Tucson, AZ.
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    Originally displayed in faded original civil scheme.

    March 1990


    Photographer: Tom Tessier
    Notes: At Pima Air Museum.

    11 August 1991


    Photographer: Robert Nichols

    11 August 1991


    Photographer: Robert Nichols

    August 1993


    Photographer: Han de Ridder
    Notes: With registration N5340. Scanned slide.

    30 April 2002


    Photographer: Reinhard Jost
    Notes: At the Pima Air Museum waiting for new paint, Tucson, AZ

    From 2003 to By 2007

    Paint stripped for restoration.

    15 August 2007

    Rolled-out in a blue and gold executive scheme as Great Lake Carbon N61Y.

    12 June 2010


    Photographer: John Meneely

    9 September 2011


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    9 September 2011


    Photographer: Mike Henniger


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    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher

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