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Circa 1953 |
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Constructed as a KC-97G-26-BO by Boeing at Seattle, Washington, USA. |
Circa 1953 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 52-2698. |
1964 |
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Converted to a KC-97L. |
By 1966 |
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Transferred to 126th Air Refueling Squadron, Illinois ANG. |
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To Dross Metals Inc, Tucson AZ. |
By June 1982 |
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To U. S. Forest Service with new c/r N1365N. |
June 1982 |
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Ferried to Stockton, CA for conversion to fire tanker. |
1983 |
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Operated as fire service #84. |
From 1983 to 1984 |
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Operated by Hemet Valley Flying Service, Hemet, CA. |
12 March 1984 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for NR1365N (KC-97G, 52-2698) issued. |
From 1985 to 1991 |
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Leased to Hawkins and Powers Aviation Inc, Greybull, WY.
Operated in Alaska. |
May 1986 |
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Photographer: Eric Bannwarth
Notes: N1365N - KC-97G - Hawkins and Powers at Fort Wainwright in May 1986 |
By 4 August 1989 |
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Operated as fire service #97. |
4 August 1989 |
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Photographer: Peter M. Garwood
Notes: At Fort Wainright, Alaska |
12 April 1991 |
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To Hawkins and Powers Aviation Inc, Greybull, WY keeping c/r N1365N. |
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Based at Hawkins and Powers, South Bighorn County Airport, Greybull, WY.
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13 September 1997 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
Notes: 35mm slide photographed on active duty ramp. |
20 June 2000 |
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To D (and) G Inc, Greybull, WY keeping c/r N1365N. |
September 2005 |
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To Pride Capital Group, Deerfield, IL keeping c/r N1365N. |
August 2006 |
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To Clay Lacy keeping c/r N1365N. |
2 August 2006 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
Notes: Photographed on Aerial Firefighting Museum ramp. |
9 November 2006 |
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To unknown owner with c/r N1365N.
Sale reported to a new owner in Van Nuys, CA. |
By 16 November 2008 |
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Work underway on the airframe. |
1 January 2012 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for NR1365N (KC-97G, 52-2698) issued. |
21 August 2013 |
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Civil registration, N1365N, cancelled.
Sale reported to a new owner in Van Nuys, CA. |
31 July 2016 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
Notes: Fully restored to airworthy, waiting on a crew. |
10 November 2016 |
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To B and G Industries Llc, Greybull, WY with new c/r N1365N. |
7 December 2021 |
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In the inventory of Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation, Floyd Bennett Field, New York, NY.
This airframe was been acquired by the BAHF, but will remain in Greybull. Ralph Pettersen comments (8 August 2022): I was at Greybull when the papers were signed.
View the Location Dossier |
8 August 2022 |
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Photographer: Ralph Pettersen |
9 August 2022 |
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Ralph Pettersen comments (9 August 2022): Although N1365N is in excellent condition and could be made airworthy with a reasonable amount of TLC, the engines and other critical components will be harvested to keep BAHFs C-97G N117GA flying. At this point, I believe the best hope for the aircraft would be to install runout engines harvested from the other KC-97s stored at Greybull and place it on display at the Museum of Flight and Aerial Firefighting, which is located at the airport.
For more information about this other airframe see this Airframe Dossier  |
