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    Airframe Family: Boeing B377 / C-97 Stratofreighter
    Latest Model:KC-97G Stratofreighter
    Last Military Serial:52-0918 USAF
    Construction Number:16612
    Last Civil Registration:N97HB
    Compressed ID:Boeing KC-97G sn 52-0918 USAF cn 16...
    Latest Owner or Location:The Museum of Flight and Aerial Firefighting, South Bighorn County Airport, Greybull, Wyoming

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a KC-97G-23-BO by Boeing at Seattle, Washington, USA.

    Circa 1952

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 52-0918.

    Converted to a KC-97L.

    To unknown owner with c/r N8516T.

    Converted to a KC-97G.

    To unknown owner with c/r N8516T.

    To unknown owner with c/r N97HP.

    To unknown owner with c/r N97HB.

    24 March 1982

    Certificate of airworthiness for NR97HB (KC-97G, 52-918) issued.

    29 April 1989


    Photographer: Paul Hooper
    Notes: Photographed at Greybull, WY this aircraft is claimed to have had registrations N97HB and N97HP allocated to it at various times. On this occasion it was wearing N97HP on both sides of the fuselage.

    Withdrawn from use.

    21 May 1997

    To Hawkins Powers Aviation Inc, Greybull, WY with new c/r N97HP.

    20 June 2000

    To D and G Inc, Greybull, WY with new c/r N97HB.

    To Hawkins and Powers, South Bighorn County Airport, Greybull, WY.
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    30 April 2007

    To Sheppard Harold Jr DBA, Riverton, WY with new c/r N97HB.

    To The Museum of Flight and Aerial Firefighting, South Bighorn County Airport, Greybull, WY.
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     U.S. Military Out of Service 2007 by Andy Marden
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