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1945 |
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Constructed as a PB4Y-2. |
31 August 1945 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 66300. |
From 13 November 1945 to After August 1949 |
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Assigned to NAF Litchfield Park, AZ for storage. |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Coast Guard with s/n 66300 and operated with these markings: 6300. |
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Converted to a PB4Y-2G. |
Circa 1951 |
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Redesignated as P4Y-2G. |
August 1958 |
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Transferred to CGAS Elizabeth City, NC.
For disposal. |
1959 |
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To Ace Smelting Inc, Phoenix AZ with new c/r N2872G. |
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To Riversider Carson Shade keeping c/r N2872G.
Glenn Miller comments (30 March 2024): She was bought as Surplus by Riversider Carson Shade, from sale in Az, he Flew it into FlaBob, OMG Largest Plane to ever Land there, used-up all Runway and into a pasture through Fencing, over the following year he and 2 others converted it to a Tanker, The Shade Family were family Pals and at this time I was a senior at Poly High spending many Weekends at FlaBob, Cheers GM. |
From 1959 to 1970 |
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To Avery Aviation, Greybull, WY keeping c/r N2872G.
Markings added: B24 |
1959 |
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Converted to Super Privateer fire bomber using 1700-hp Wright R-2600 Cyclone engines. |
20 July 1960 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for NR2872G (P4Y-2, 66300) issued. |
Circa 1966 |
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Photographer: Unknown
Notes: Photographed at Greybull, WY. |
16 March 1970 |
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To Hawkins and Powers Aviation Inc, Greybull, WY keeping c/r N2872G.
Markings added: 124 |
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Operated as fire service #124. |
16 March 1970 |
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Based at Hawkins and Powers, South Bighorn County Airport, Greybull, WY.
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September 1979 |
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Photographer: Geoff Goodall
Notes: Hawkins and Powers Aviation also operated Consolidated P4Y-2 Privateers. N2872G tanker #124 at Lancaster Fox Field in September 1979 |
August 1981 |
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Photographer: Unknown
Notes: Photographed at Missoula. |
10 June 1988 |
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Photographer: Raymond Harkness
Notes: BLM Fire Bomber. Was used by the Forest Service to extinguish wild land fires in and around Fairbanks Alaska. Taken around Summer of 1988. |
10 June 1988 |
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Photographer: Raymond Harkness
Notes: In the cockpit of N2872G. We were there to familiarize ourselves with egress procedures as this aircraft frequented the Fairbanks Alaska Area.SPC E4 Harkness. US Army Firefighter |
September 1994 |
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Photographer: Reinhard Zinabold
Notes: At Greybull/Wyoming (GEY) in September 1994 |
By 2002 |
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Withdrawn from use. |
20 June 2006 |
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To Charles F. Nichols Trustee, Baldwin Park, CA with new c/r N2872G. |
1 August 2006 |
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To Charles F. Nichols Trustee/Yanks Air Museum, Baldwin Park, CA keeping c/r N2872G.
Purchased at H (and) P closing-down auction on 6/20/06. |
2 August 2006 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
Notes: At Greybull, WY. 35mm slide photographed from long distance through a chain-link fence with 600 mm lens |
23 November 2008 |
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Ferry flight. Delivered to Yanks Air Museum, Chino Airport, Chino, CA.
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14 May 2011 |
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Photographer: Todd Royer
Notes: Shot at Chino California |
23 May 2013 |
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Photographer: Terry Fletcher
Notes: Outside storage at Yanks Air Museum, Chino, California |
23 May 2013 |
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Photographer: Terry Fletcher
Notes: Outside storage at Yanks Air Museum, Chino, California |
26 August 2022 |
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To Yanks Air Museum, Baldwin Park, CA keeping c/r N2872G. |
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