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Constructed as a C-121A. |
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4 February 1949 |
Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 48-0614. |
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Flew the route bewtween Westover AFB to Rhein-Main and back in support of the Berlin Airlift. |
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1950 |
Converted to a VC-121A. |
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From June 1951 to March 1952 |
Markings Applied: Columbine, UNITED STATES AIR FORCE |
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Circa 1960 |
Transferred to 1254 ATW, Washington National Airport. |
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1962 |
Transferred to USAF Europe. |
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Used by General Greunther of NATO. |
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Transferred to 7101st Air Base Wing, Wiesbaden. |
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January 1967 |
Struck off Strength/Charge from the United States Air Force. |
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June 1967 |
Assigned to Davis Monthan AFB, Tucson, AZ for storage. |
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19 June 1967 |
Transferred to the Military Aircraft Storage and Disposal Center (MASDC) with inventory number CK036. |
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1968 |
To National Museum of the United States Air Force Loan Program, Wright Field, Dayton, OH. |
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To National Museum of the United States Air Force Loan Program, Wright Field, Dayton, OH. |
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1972 |
Loaned to Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, AZ. |
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Based at Pima Air and Space Museum, Davis-Monthan AFB (South Side), Tucson, AZ. |
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25 September 1980 |
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From March 1989 to August 1990 |
Restored. |
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11 August 1991 |
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Circa 1996 |
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9 September 2011 |
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9 September 2011 |
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9 September 2011 |
Credits Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier... Internet Sources Aerial Visuals - The Locator by Mike Henniger, Senior Editor Constellation Survivors by Ralph M. Pettersen National Museum of the United States Air Force Pima Air and Space Museum The AMARC Experience United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher Individual Contributors Johnny Comstedt Mike Henniger |
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