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    Airframe Family: de Havilland Canada DHC-4/C-7 Caribou
    Latest Model:C-7B Caribou
    Last Military Serial:62-4188 US
    Construction Number:130
    Compressed ID:deHavilland Canada C-7B sn 62-4188...
    Latest Owner or Location:New England Air Museum, Bradley International Airport, Windsor Locks, Connecticut

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    Dates

    Event

    From 1962 to 1963

    Constructed as a CV-2B by deHavilland Canada at Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
    Ordered as AC-1A, but redesignated CV-2B in June 1962 during construction

    27 September 1963

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army with s/n 62-4188.

    1963

    Transferred to 135th Aviation Company, Fort Benning, GA.

    1965

    Markings Applied: The Ruptured Duck

    From 3 January 1966 to 23 January 1966

    Base of operations changed.
    Qui Nhon, Republic of Vietnam. Flight was from Ft. Benning via the Pacific Ocean route.

    1 January 1967

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 62-4188 as a C-7B.
    TOS USAF under Operation Red Leaf.

    1 January 1967

    Transferred to 458th Tactical Airlift Squadron, Cam Rahn Air Base, South Vietnam.

    1 March 1972

    458th TAS inactivated.
    Your Assistance is Needed: What was the status of this aircraft from March 1972 until September 1976? Did it return to 458th home Scott AFB? Did it go to the NJ ANG (they had C-7s beginning in 1973)?
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    September 1976

    Transferred to 150th Tactical Airlift Squadron, 170th Tactical Airlift Group (ANG), McGuire AFB, NJ.
    Operated with markings: NJ

    September 1977

    Transferred to 135th Tactical Airlift Squadron, 137th Tactical Airlift Group (ANG), Martin State Airport, MD.

    September 1980

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army with s/n 62-4188.
    Transferred back to Army control.

    June 1984

    Transferred to Connecticut Army National Guard, Bradley Field, CT.

    September 1990

    Transferred to Connecticut Aviation Classification Repair Activity Depot.
    Operated with markings: 0-04188

    By 1992

    Loaned to New England Air Museum, Bradley International Airport, Windsor Locks, CT.
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    11 June 1992


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield

    11 June 1992


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield

    10 October 2015


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Displayed at the New England Air Museum at Bradley International Airport
    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     The C-7A Caribuou Association
    Individual Contributors
     Glenn Chatfield
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