Aircraft Photo of N29862 / 52-2761 | Boeing KC-97L Stratofreighter | USA - Air Force | AirHistory.net #801035
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:N29862
Alternate Serial:52-2761
Other Marks:CH599
Aircraft Original Type:Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter (367)
Aircraft Generic Type:Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter (367)
Aircraft Version:Boeing KC-97L Stratofreighter
C/n (msn):16792
Display Paint:USA - Air Force
Location
City / Airport:Greybull - South Big Horn CountyMap
Region / Country:Wyoming, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KGEY   IATA: GEY   Local: GEY   Other: -
Collection:Museum of Flight and Aerial Firefighting
 
Photo Date:31 July 2016
Photo by:Glenn Chatfield
Photo ID: 801035
Photo Comment

1953: TOS USAF as KC-97G; assigned to the 26th Air Refueling Squadron/26th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, Lockbourne AFB, OH. Oct '55: 26th Air Refueling Squadron/4050th Air Refueling Wing, Westover AFB, MA. 1957 to 1964: 26th ARS, Plattsburgh AFB, NY. Ca.1965: Converted to KC-97L. 1965: 145th ARS/160th Air Refueling Group (ANG), Clinton County AFB, OH. By 1974: 161st ARW (ANG), Phoenix, AZ. Jul 1977: MASDC Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ. 3/30/82: Hawkins & Powers Aviation Inc, Greybull, WY. 1992: Ferry flight to Greybull. Placed in storage and later tanked for fire-bombing. Ca.1998: WFU.

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