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    Airframe Family: Fairchild C-82 Packet / C-119 Flying Boxcar
    Latest Model:C-119L Flying Boxcar
    Last Military Serial:53-8150 USAF
    Construction Number:253
    Last Civil Registration:N37636
    Compressed ID:Fairchild C-119L sn 53-8150 USAF cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:The Museum of Flight and Aerial Firefighting, South Bighorn County Airport, Greybull, Wyoming

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    Dates

    Event

    Circa 1954

    Constructed as a C-119G-KM by Kaiser at Willow Run, Michigan, USA.

    Circa 1954

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 53-8150.

    From Circa 1954 to After May 1960

    Transferred to 10th Airlift Squadron, 322nd Air Division, Ramstein AB, West Germany,.

    1973

    Converted to a C-119L.

    Circa 1975

    Transferred to the Military Aircraft Storage and Disposal Center (MASDC) with inventory number CJ453.

    6 November 1979

    To Dross Metals Inc, Tucson, AZ.

    May 1980

    To Dross Metals Inc, Tucson, AZ with new c/r N37636.

    July 1980


    Photographer: Unknown
    Notes: Photographed at Oshkosh.

    July 1980


    Photographer: Bill Rappe
    Notes: Taken at Oshkosh.

    July 1980


    Photographer: Bill Rappe

    23 June 1982

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX37636 (C-119L, 53-8150) issued.

    9 April 1983


    Photographer: Lewis Grant
    Notes: At Ryan Field, Arizona. Previously 53-8150 with USAF, and storage at MASDC, park code CJ453.

    1987

    To Mike Ivers, Yakutat, AK keeping c/r N37636.

    1989

    To David Brady, Cartersville, GA keeping c/r N37636.
    Markings added: Georgia Box

    By 1990

    Based at Air Acres Museum, Cartersville, GA.
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    By 27 May 1990

    Markings Applied: Georgia Box, 150, U.S. AIR FORCE, 38150

    27 May 1990

    At Air Acres Museum, Cartersville, Ga.
    Photographer: Robert Nichols

    27 May 1990


    Photographer: Robert Nichols

    9 June 1990


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: At NAS Atlanta Air Show 1990

    16 May 1991

    To Hawkins and Powers Aviation Inc, Greybull, WY keeping c/r N37636.

    Based at Hawkins and Powers, South Bighorn County Airport, Greybull, WY.
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    13 September 1997


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield

    24 August 2000

    To D (and) G Inc, Greybull, WY keeping c/r N37636.

    28 September 2005

    To Pride Capital Group, Deerfield, IL keeping c/r N37636.

    2 August 2006


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: Photographed through chain-link fence with 600 mm lens

    30 March 2007

    To Harold Sheppard Jr DBA, Riverton, WY keeping c/r N37636.

    Operated by The Museum of Flight and Aerial Firefighting, South Bighorn County Airport, Greybull, WY.
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    Warbirds Directory, 6th Edition (2013) by Geoff Goodall
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