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Constructed as a PB4Y-2. |
31 January 1945 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 59701. |
31 May 1945 |
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Transferred to NAS Litchfield, AZ.
Delivered to the Navy here on this date. |
From June 1945 to July 1945 |
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Transferred to Patrol Bomber Squadron 120 (VPB-120), NAS Whidbey Island, WA. |
From August 1945 to July 1946 |
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Transferred to Fleet Air Wing 4 (FAW-4).
Assigned to pool. |
From August 1946 to October 1946 |
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Transferred to Patrol Squadron 197 (VP-197), NAAS Camp Kearney, CA. |
From November 1946 to December 1947 |
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Transferred to Patrol Squadron-Heavy Landplane 7 (VP-HL-7), NAS Whidbey Island, WA. |
January 1948 |
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Transferred to NAS San Diego, CA.
Assigned to pool. |
1952 |
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Redesignated as P4Y-2. |
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Transferred to NAS Litchfield Park, AZ.
For disposal. |
June 1959 |
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To Allied Metal Industries, Los Angeles, CA with new c/r N6884C {2}. |
From July 1959 to By 1965 |
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To International Air Applicators, Los Angeles, CA keeping c/r N6884C {2}. |
August 1959 |
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Retardant tank installed. |
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Operated as fire service #84. |
24 August 1959 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for NR6884C {2} (P4Y-2, 59701) issued. |
From October 1965 to 1970 |
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To Rosenbalm Aviation, Medford, OR keeping c/r N6884C {2}.
Markings added: 84 |
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Operated as fire service #F84. |
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Inner engines Pratt and Whitney R-1830s, Wright R-2600 outer engines. |
August 1970 |
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To Hawkins (and) Powers Aviation, Greybull WY keeping c/r N6884C {2}. |
August 1970 |
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In the inventory of Hawkins and Powers, South Bighorn County Airport, Greybull, WY.
 View the Location Dossier |
By 26 November 1970 |
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Markings Applied: 84 |
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Operated as fire service #127. |
26 November 1970 |
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Photographer: Ron Olsen |
May 1971 |
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Converted to a P4Y-2.
Super Privateer conversion with all Wright R-2600 engines. |
May 1971 |
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Operated as fire service #B27. |
8 August 1974 |
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Photographer: Ron Olsen |
Circa 15 September 1976 |
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Photographer: Unknown
Notes: Photographed at the Reno Air Races. |
September 1979 |
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Photographer: Geoff Goodall
Notes: At Greybull, just arrived back from Fairbanks, Alaska |
August 1981 |
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Photographer: Unknown
Notes: Photographed at Missoula, Montana. |
By 1989 |
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Operated as fire service #127. |
10 September 1989 |
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Photographer: Jacqueline Fischer
Notes: Minden, Nevada |
29 August 1991 |
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Photographer: Larry Johnson
Notes: At Pocatello Regional Airport (Pocatello, ID, USA) |
2000 |
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Photographer: Tom Tessier
Notes: At Fox Field, Lancaster CA. |
October 2001 |
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Photographer: Unknown |
28 September 2005 |
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To Pride Capital Group Llc, Deerfield, IL keeping c/r N6884C {2}.
Aircraft remained at Greybull. |
2 August 2006 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
Notes: At Greybull, WY |
19 September 2006 |
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To D and G Inc/Bob J. Hawkins, Casper, WY keeping c/r N6884C {2}.
Not relocated from Greybull when the ownership changed. |
18 January 2007 |
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To D and G Inc, Casper, WY keeping c/r N6884C {2}. |
9 October 2009 |
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Based at The Museum of Flight and Aerial Firefighting, South Bighorn County Airport, Greybull, WY.
View the Location Dossier |
31 July 2016 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
Notes: At the aerial firefighting museum |
23 January 2018 |
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Civil registration, N6884C {2}, cancelled. |
