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    Airframe Family: Piasecki H-21
    Latest Model:CH-21B Work Horse
    Last Military Serial:53-4324 US
    Construction Number:B74
    Compressed ID:Piasecki CH-21B sn 53-4324 US cn B7...
    Latest Owner or Location:Vintage Flying Museum, Fort Worth, TX

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a CH-21B.

    20 December 1955

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army with s/n 53-4324.
    The delivery date is provided.

    December 1955

    Transferred to Middletown Air Materiel Area, Olmstead AFB, PA.

    April 1956

    Transferred to 6615th Air Transport (Medium) Squadron (Northeast Air Command), Goose AB, Labrador.
    Used in support of the construction and maintenance of the Distant Early Warning (DEW) line of radar sites monitoring for an attack from the Soviet Union.

    September 1956

    Transferred to 22nd Helicopter Squadron (NEAC), Goose AB.

    July 1960

    Transferred to 2848th Air Base Wing (Air Materiel Command), Norton AFB.
    Presumably used in support of the Minuteman and Peacekeeper Intercontinental Ballistic Missile programs.

    December 1960

    Transferred to San Bernardino Air Materiel Command, Norton AFB, CA.

    May 1961

    Transferred to 1376th Consolidated Maintenance Squadron (Military Air Transport Command), Turner AFB, GA.
    Assigned to the 1370th Photo Mapping Group Used to support RB-50Fs performing photo mapping all over the world.

    June 1963

    Transferred to 4500th Air Base Wing (Tactical Air Command), Langley AFB, VA.

    December 1966

    Transferred to AF Air Proving Ground Center (AF Systems Command), Eglin AFB, FL.

    November 1967

    Transferred to AF Air Development Test Center (AFSC), Eglin AFB, FL.
    Assigned to the Air Proving Ground Command Air Development Test Center.

    October 1969

    Dropped from inventory by transfer to museum program.

    1970

    To Pate Museum of Transportation, Cresson, TX.

    From 1970 to 2012

    Loaned to Pate Museum of Transportation, Fort Worth, Dallas-Fort Worth, TX.
    View the Location Dossier

    Markings Applied: 04324

    On behalf of the owner stored with/at Les Chapman Transport Inc, Blossom-Detroit, TX.
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    Loaned to Vintage Flying Museum, Fort Worth Meacham Airport/Meacham Field, Dallas-Fort Worth, TX.
    View the Location Dossier

    November 2012

    To Vintage Flying Museum, Fort Worth, TX.

    26 April 2024


    Photographer: John Bennett
    Notes: Taken at Fort Worth - Meacham Field, TX, USA

    26 April 2024


    Photographer: John Bennett
    Notes: Taken at Fort Worth - Meacham Field, TX, USA
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