
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | 39-25 |
Alternate Serial: | 90025 |
Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas B-18 Bolo |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas B-18/C-58 Bolo |
Aircraft Version: | Douglas B-18A Bolo |
C/n (msn): | 2673 |
Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFBMap |
Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: KDWF IATA: - Local: DWF Other: - |
Collection: | United States Air Force Museum |
Photo Date: | February 1972 |
Photo by: | Glenn Chatfield |
Photo ID: | 453152 |
Photo Comment |
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1939: TOS USAAC. 1945: Purchased by an unknown aircraft dealer, registered NC62477. Over the years through several owners it was used to haul cargo, for oil exploration, and agricultural spraying. October/58: Roger Stedman, Miami, FL; sold it to Cuban revolutionaries who were caught using it for gun-running from Florida. November/58: Impounded in Miami. December/60: Stored at Cannon AFB, NM. January/61: F. Daniel Bennett, who sold it to the Air Force Museum. 1980: Flown by C-5A to Cannon AFB for display. August/88: C-5A ride to Lowry AFB, CO for the Wings Over the Rockies Museum. Restored as 39-522. This photo is copyright © Glenn Chatfield, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 12 April 2022, and has since been viewed 331 times. |