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    Airframe Family: Convair CV-240/340/440/580/600/640 / C-131 / R4Y / T-29
    Latest Model:T-29A-CO Samaritan
    Last Military Serial:50-0190 USAF
    Construction Number:240-220
    Compressed ID:Convair T-29A-CO sn 50-0190 USAF cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:Strategic Air Command and Aerospace Museum, Ashland, Nebraska

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a T-29A-CO by Convair at San Diego, CA.

    26 July 1951

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 50-0190.

    Transferred to 3535th Bombardier Training Wing (Air Training Command), Mather AFB, CA.

    May 1954

    Transferred to 3605th Aircraft Observer Training Wing (ATC), Ellington AFB, TX.

    December 1955

    Transferred to 86th Fighter-Interceptor Wing (USAFE), Landstuhl AB, Germany.
    Deployments to Pepperrell AFB, Newfoundland and Spangdahl AB, Germany.

    January 1958

    Transferred to 7030th Support Group (USAFE), Ramstein AB, Germany.

    November 1959

    Transferred to 7030th Air Base Wing (USAFE), Ramstein AB, Germany.

    January 1960

    Transferred to 7101st Air Base Wing (USAFE), Wiesbaden AB, Germany.

    January 1963

    Transferred to 7030th Combat Support Wing (USAFE), Ramstein AB, Germany.

    January 1966

    Transferred to 3245th Air Base Group (AFSC), Laurence G. Hanscom AFB, MA.

    February 1972

    Transferred to 156th Tactical Fighter Group (ANG), San Juan IAP, PR.

    July 1973

    Ferry flight. Delivered to Offutt AFB, Omaha, NE.

    July 1973

    To National Museum of the United States Air Force Loan Program, Wright Field, Dayton, OH.
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    July 1973

    Loaned to Strategic Air Command Museum, Offutt AFB, Omaha, NE.
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    16 September 1983


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At the Strategic Air Command Museum, Offutt AFB

    Circa 1997

    Loaned to Strategic Air Command Museum, Ashland, NE.
    Moved to new facility while under construction.

    16 May 1998

    Placed on display with Strategic Air Command Museum, Ashland, NE.
    New museum opened.

    2001

    Loaned to Strategic Air and Space Museum, Ashland, NE.
    Museum name changed.
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    7 August 2006


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield

    28 April 2011


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield

    28 April 2011


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield

    22 June 2015

    Loaned to Strategic Air Command and Aerospace Museum, Ashland, NE.
    Museum name changed.
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    Double Douce by Brent
    National Museum of the United States Air Force
    Strategic Air and Space Museum
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Individual Contributors
     Glenn Chatfield
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