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    Airframe Family: Fairchild C-82 Packet / C-119 Flying Boxcar
    Latest Model:C-82A Packet
    Last Military Serial:45-57814 USAF
    Construction Number:10184
    Last Civil Registration:N9701F
    Latest Owner or Location:Hagerstown Aviation Museum, Hagerstown, MD

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    Dates

    Event

    By March 1948

    Constructed as a C-82A.

    26 March 1948

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 45-57814.

    29 March 1948

    Transferred to 316th Troop Carrier (Medium) Group (Tactical Air Command), Greenville AFB, SC.

    5 July 1949

    Transferred to 1226th Air Base Group (Military Air Transport Service), Ernest Harmon AFB, Newfoundland, Canada.

    2 November 1950

    Transferred to 6602nd Air Base Wing (Northeast Air Command), Ernest Harmon AFB, Newfoundland, Canada.

    19 August 1952

    Transferred to 6622nd Air Transport Squadron (NEAC), Ernest Harmon AFB, Newfoundland, Canada.

    17 June 1953

    Transferred to San Antonio Air Materiel Area, Kelly AFB, TX.

    6 July 1954

    Declared surplus.

    30 June 1955

    To Aerodex Inc, Miami, FL with new c/r N2047A.
    Sold from Kelly AFB.

    5 July 1955

    To L. B. SMITH Aircraft Corporation, Miami, FL keeping c/r N2047A.

    24 August 1955

    To SELK Company, North Hollywood, CA keeping c/r N2047A.

    14 April 1956

    To TRANS WORLD Airlines (TWA) Inc, Kansas City, KS keeping c/r N2047A.
    Markings added: Ontos, 5551

    1956

    Massive modification overhaul undertaken in late 1956 to convert the aircraft into a Flying Repair Station servicing TWAs airliner fleet on European sectors. Modifications were carried out at Orly Field, Paris, France which is the aircrafts home base. Upgrades included: - New Pratt and Whitney R-2800-CB4 radial engines / new propellers. - Installation of a 1,000lbst Fairchild J44-R jet-pak. - Fuel, electrical and emergency systems fully upgraded. - Cockpit instrument panels upgraded. - Radio / nav. equipment upgraded to Lockheed Constellation standards. - Heating / ventilation systems totally reworked and upgraded. - Many minor upgrades around aircraft to lights and other fittings etc. - Equipment added (including an additional APU), for use as a Flying Repair Station, aircraft empty operating weight brought up 36,595 lbs. Weight and balance sheets are dated 1 January, 1960.

    From 1957 to 1972

    Markings Applied: Ontos
    Senior TWA pilot for the aircraft was French pilot Claude Girard. Named Ontos which is Greek for Thing.

    2 February 1960

    Assigned civil registration: ET-T-12
    Served in Ethiopia.

    1 March 1960

    Assigned civil registration: N9701F

    From 1962 to 1963

    Upgraded with a Steward-Davis J34-WE-34 jet-pak as a Jet-Packet 3400A (Jet-Packet II).

    December 1966


    Photographer: Charles M.Daniels Collection
    Notes: At London Heathrow

    30 January 1973

    To Steward-Davis Inc, Long Beach, CA keeping c/r N9701F.
    Upgrade to P and W R-2800-CB16 radial engines as a Jet-Packet 3400B.

    23 February 1973

    To Briles Wing Helicopter Inc, Medford, OR keeping c/r N9701F.
    Mobile repair station for carriage of helicopter engines and parts mainly into South America. One trip was made all the way to Australia to deliver a Bell 205.

    1 May 1978

    To Ball Bros. Inc, Anchorage, AK keeping c/r N9701F.

    September 1979


    Photographer: Geoff Goodall
    Notes: Fairchild C-82 Packet N9701F at Anchorage, Alaska in September 1979, still in TWA scheme from its days carrying spare engines for TWAs Constellations in Europe and North Africa. Now she was hauling fresh fish from Kenai and Kodiak. The jet pack on the roof was part of the Steward Davis Jet Packet 3400A modifications installed in 1963.

    From 1980 to 1982

    Involved in an incident.
    Suffered a series of landing and taxiing incidents requiring rebuilds.

    3 September 1980

    Crashed.
    The incident occurred at Goodnews Bay, AK, United States.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    By 3 September 1980

    To unknown owner with c/r N9701F.

    27 September 1982

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at the Karluk Airport (KYK) Karluk, AK, United States while on appoach. The damage was substantial. The pilot reported that during arrival, the approach to landing seemed normal until just before touchdown. The aircraft touched down short of the runway threshold marks on relatively steep terrain in the safety zone. The pilot estimated that the touchdown point was 1 to 2 feet below the runway elevation...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    20 December 1982

    To Northern Pacific Transport Inc, Anchorage, AK keeping c/r N9701F.

    1983

    Damaged.
    Suffered damage to lower fuselage after undercarriage retracted during taxiing.

    7 July 1983

    Involved in an incident.
    The incident occurred at the Anchorage Airport (ANC) Anchorage, AK, United States while landing. The damage was minor. The main landing gear collapsed after landing. The nose gearwas down locked with a green light in the cockpit. There was no down locked light illuminated for the main gear. Examination revealed signatures consistent with extreme overload as in attempting to extend gear with the aircraft on the ground. The crew had to search for a checklist in the cockpit.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    1 April 1987

    To Alaska Aircraft Leasing Inc, Anchorage, AK keeping c/r N9701F.

    27 April 1992

    To First National Bank, Anchorage, Anchorage, AK keeping c/r N9701F.
    Aircraft repossessed from Alaska Aircraft Leasing Inc.

    12 August 1992

    To Hawkins and Powers, Greybull, WY keeping c/r N9701F.

    1 January 1993

    To DG Inc, Greybull, WY keeping c/r N9701F.

    29 July 1997

    Certificate of airworthiness for NR9701F (C-82A, 45-57814) issued.

    4 August 1997


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Scanned from my 1997 photo taken at Hawkins and Power Greybull

    4 August 1997


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Scanned from my 1997 photo taken at Hawkins and Power Greybull

    4 August 1997


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Scanned from my 1997 photo taken at Hawkins and Power Greybull

    13 September 1997


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At Greybull, WY

    2000

    Withdrawn from use.
    Grounded and placed in open storage.

    1 September 2005

    To Pride Capital Group Llc, Deerfield, IL keeping c/r N9701F.
    Purchased in order to be auctioned.

    2 August 2006


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: Greybull, WY

    30 August 2006

    To Hagerstown Aviation Museum, Hagerstown, Maryland, United States keeping c/r N9701F.

    From September 2006 to October 2006

    Restored.
    Restored to flying condition for a one-off flight from Wyoming to Hagerstown, Maryland.

    5 October 2006

    To unknown owner with c/r N9701F.
    Sale reported to a new owner in Greencastle, PA.

    15 October 2006

    Ferry flight. Delivered to Hagerstown Aviation Museum, Hagerstown, MD.
    Arrived in Hagerstown. This was the last ever flight for a C-82.
    View the Location Dossier

    4 December 2006

    To unknown owner with c/r N9701F.
    Registration pending to a new owner in Greencastle, PA.

    27 August 2012

    Civil registration, N9701F, cancelled.
    Registration pending to a new owner in Greencastle, PA.

    22 July 2015

    To Hagerstown Aviation Museum, Greencastle, PA keeping c/r N9701F.

    24 August 2015

    To Hagerstown Aviation Museum, Hagerstown, MD keeping c/r N9701F.


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    Credits
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    Internet Sources
    Fairchild C-82 Packet by Simon Beck
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    National Transportation Safety Board
    Ruud Leeuw.com by Ruud Leeuw

    Individual Contributors
    Glenn Chatfield
    Charlie Gallagher
    Mike Henniger

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