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Constructed as a KC-97G. |
Circa 1953 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 53-0317 {1}. |
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Converted to a KC-97L. |
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Converted to a C-97L. |
12 May 1973 |
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Transferred to 181th Air Refuelling Squadron/136th Air Refuelling Wing, Dallas NAS, TX. |
8 October 1980 |
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To Kolar and Co, Tucson, AZ. |
23 December 1980 |
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Assigned civil registration: N8516U |
9 February 1981 |
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To Hawkins and Powers Aviation Inc, Greybull, WY with new c/r N971HP (KC-97G, 53-317). |
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Scrapped. |
1 July 1981 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for N971HP (KC-97G, 53-317) issued. |
August 1981 |
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Assigned civil registration: N197HP |
From By 1982 to By 2001 |
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Stored at Stockton, CA. |
September 1994 |
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Photographer: Reinhard Zinab
Notes: At Stockton/CA in September 1994 - built in 1953 for the USAF and used as an aerial tanker -later sold and used for a while to haul fish in Alaska - stored and wfu at Stockton Metropolitan Airport, where the aircraft finally was scrapped around 2001. |
21 March 1995 |
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Photographer: Chris Wood |
Circa 2001 |
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In the inventory of Scroggins Aviation, Las Vegas, NV.
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1 January 2001 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for NR971HP (KC-97G, 53-317) issued. |
May 2001 |
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Broken-up for scrap at Stockton, CA. It was cut up to salvage the wings, tail, engines which were sold to Planes of Fame. The cockpit forward fuselage was keep by Scroggins Aviation and used as a work office in Mojave Airport, CA (USA) where the company dismantled airliners there. |
May 2001 |
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Photographer: J, Douglas Scroggins III
Notes: The upper forward fuselage of N971HP is shown here being removed by Scroggins Aviation. |
13 April 2007 |
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To unknown owner with c/r N971HP.
Sale reported to a new owner in Oklahoma City, OK. |
By 2008 |
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To Planes of Fame-Grand Canyon, Valle Airport, Grand Canyon, AZ.
The the wing center section and part of the tail survives here. Pending use in the restoration of the B-50 USAAF s/n 46-0010.
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4 July 2008 |
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Photographer: Reinhard Jost
Notes: Pratt and Whitney engines of N971HP (and a spare one) at Valle, AZ |
11 September 2011 |
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Photographer: Mike Henniger |
11 September 2011 |
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Photographer: Mike Henniger |
19 October 2012 |
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Civil registration, N971HP, cancelled.
Sale reported to a new owner in Oklahoma City, OK. |
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