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    Airframe Family: Convair CV-240/340/440/580/600/640 / C-131 / R4Y / T-29
    Latest Model:VC-131D-CO Samaritan
    Last Military Serial:54-2822 USAF
    Construction Number:340-232
    Last Civil Registration:N8455H
    Compressed ID:Convair VC-131D-CO sn 54-2822 USAF...
    Latest Owner or Location:Aerospace Museum of California, McClellan AFB (formerly), Sacramento, California

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a VC-131D-CO by Convair at San Diego, CA.

    To Convair, San Diego, CA with new c/r N8455H (C-131D, 232).

    To General Dynamics Corporation keeping c/r N8455H.

    15 March 1955

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 54-2822.

    Transferred to 4500th Support Squadron (TAC), Langley AFB, VA.

    December 1957

    Transferred to 7100st Support Wing (USAFE), Wiesbaden AB, Germany.

    February 1958

    Transferred to 4500th Support Squadron, Langley AFB, VA.

    August 1958

    Transferred to 7415th Support Group (USAFE), Orly Field, Paris, France.

    September 1958

    Transferred to 317th Air Base Group (USAFE), Evreux/Fauville AB, France.

    25 May 1965

    Civil registration, N8455H, cancelled.

    April 1966

    Transferred to 513th Troop Carrier Wing (USAFE), Orly Field, France.

    October 1967

    Transferred to 7101st Air Base Wing (USAFE), Chievres, Belgium and Echterdingen Army Field, Germany.

    July 1973

    Transferred to Military Assistance Group (USAFE), Teheran, Iran.

    May 1978

    Transferred to 144th Fighter Interceptor Wing (ANG), Fresno, CA.
    Operated with markings: California One
    Often based at McClellan AFB.

    27 June 1989

    Last flight.

    27 June 1989

    To Aerospace Museum of California, McClellan AFB (formerly), Sacramento, CA.
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    4 October 1989


    Photographer: Mike Powney
    Notes: 1989 photo at the Aerospace Museum of California, McClellan AFB (formerly), Sacramento, California.

    11 September 2010


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    31 August 2014


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Aerospace Museum of California, Sacramento, CA.
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