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    Airframe Family: Chase (Fairchild) C-123 Provider
    Latest Model:C-123K Provider
    Last Military Serial:54-0580 USAF
    Construction Number:20029
    Last Civil Registration:N3142D
    Compressed ID:Chase C-123K sn 54-0580 USAF cn 200...
    Latest Owner or Location:Pima Air and Space Museum, Davis-Monthan AFB (South Side), Tucson, Arizona

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a C-123B-4-FA by Fairchild at Hagerstown, Maryland, USA.

    Circa 1954

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 54-0580.

    September 1967

    Converted to a C-123K.

    5 February 1982

    Transferred to the Military Aircraft Storage and Disposal Center (MASDC) with inventory number CP0066.

    From 22 June 1982 to By 1987

    To TBM Inc, Tulare, CA with new c/r N3142D.
    Deliviered from Davis-Monthan.

    In Converted to a fire fighter.

    1982

    Converted to a tanker at Tulare, CA.

    Circa 1982

    Operated as fire service #63.

    Circa 1982


    Photographer: Mike Woodley
    Notes: Taken at Fresno Airport, Fresno Air Attack Base

    Based at Hawkins and Powers, South Bighorn County Airport, Greybull, WY.
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    31 March 1983


    Photographer: Lewis Grant
    Notes: N3142D (54-0580) Fairchild C-123K Provider TBM Inc. An ex-USAF/AFRes aircraft, sold for civil use after a short 5- month stay at MASDC in 1982.

    8 February 1984

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX3142D (C-123, 54-580) issued.

    6 October 1984


    Photographer: Mike Powney
    Notes: 1984 photo at Santa Barbara, California

    16 September 1985

    To unknown owner with c/r N3142D.

    From By 1988 to By 1989

    To Hemet Valley Flying Service, Hemet, CA keeping c/r N3142D.

    Operated as fire service #63.

    October 1989

    To US Forest Sevice keeping c/r N3142D.
    Traded to the forest service.

    By 1990

    Loaned to Pima Air and Space Museum, Davis-Monthan AFB (South Side), Tucson, AZ.
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    11 August 1991


    Photographer: Robert Nichols

    11 August 1991


    Photographer: Robert Nichols

    By 1995

    Sale reported to a new owner in Arlington, VA.

    Circa 1996


    Photographer: Ken Videan
    Notes: At the Pima Museum, Arizona.

    13 November 2003

    To unknown owner with c/r N3142D.
    Sale reported to a new owner in Arlington, VA.

    1 January 2008

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX3142D (C-123, 54-580) issued.

    1 January 2008

    To unknown owner with c/r N3142D.
    Sale reported to a new owner in Arlington, VA.

    26 March 2013

    Civil registration, N3142D, cancelled.
    Sale reported to a new owner in Arlington, VA.
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