This Privateer is a composite of several sections from different aircraft put together by Hawkins & Powers at their Greybull, WY base before ferrying to Pensacola in 1983, adopting the identity of 66304/N2870G. However several authoritative sources point to the majority coming from 33261/N7682C, incorporating major parts from 66304, 59882 and 66313. What is clear, however, is that it has suffered extensive hurricane damage

Delivered to the US Navy as 66313 in 1945. Sold as N3431G in 1959 and used for parts at Greybull, WY. Restored by Hawkins and Powers in 1981/83 using parts from 66304/N2870G which had crashed at Ramona, CA in 1980. After restoration the aircraft adopted the identity of BuNo 66304 and its civil registration N2870G for a ferry flight to Pensacola in 1983.

Actually ex BuNo 66313

US Navy Patrol bomber. Composite aircraft rebuilt by Hawkins & Powers at Greybull, using major sections from N2870G (s/n 66304), N7962C (s/n 59882) and N3431G (s/n 66313). Even though most of the fuselage by far came from N3431G, the resulting composite airframe was wrongly given the ID of 66304 / N2870G, presumably for easier paperwork for the delivery flight from Greybull to the museum.

This aircraft is marked as 66304 but the majority of the fuselage by far is from Bu66313 / N3431G, which served as a spares aircraft at Greybull for many years. Rebuilt at Greybull by Hawkins and Powers in 1981-1982, it was flown to the museum in January 1983. Severely damaged by Hurricane Ivan in September 2004 (rudder and engine #4 blown off, damage to fuselage, cockpit canopy, tail and wingtip, and top hatch missing). Had been repaired by 2007.