Delivered to the US Navy as 131617 in 1953. Preserved at Scott AFB, IL from 1986. Sold to Basler Flight Service as N70BF in 1989 then to Servicios Aereos Ejecutivos as XA-SCZ in 1992. Sold as N70BF in 1998 then to Florida Air Transport in 2000. Converted to sprayer configuration in 2012. Based at Kalaeloa, HI from 2018. Used for oil spill dispersal by the National Response Center.

In service with the US Navy May 1953 until withdrawn in 1986 and preserved at Scott AFB, IL, this C-118B was sold in 1989 to Basler Flight Service .The aircraft would go to Mexico as XA-SCZ in 1992 before returning to the USA as N70BF in 1998. Initially flying freight out of Florida, it was converted for anti pollution duties with oil dispersal spray booms in 2001 and remains current at the time of uploading.