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    Airframe Family: Lockheed L-14/15/18 / B-34 / C-56 C-60 / PV / R5O
    Latest Model:PV-2T Harpoon
    Last Military Serial:37230 USN
    Construction Number:15-1196
    Last Civil Registration:N7459C
    Compressed ID:Lockheed PV-2T sn 37230 USN cn 15-1...
    Latest Owner or Location:National Naval Aviation Museum, NAS Pensacola, Pensacola, Florida

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    Dates

    Event

    1945

    Constructed as a PV-2.

    December 1945

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 37230.

    December 1945

    Transferred to NAAS Holtsville, CA.

    February 1946

    Transferred to Naval Air Facility (NAF) Litchfield Park, AZ.

    February 1946

    Transferred to Naval Air Reserve, NAS Olathe, KS.
    The airplane flew in support of the training of reservists at NAS Olathe, NAS Moffett Field, CA, and NAS Minneapolis, MN.

    1951

    Entered overhaul and repair.

    1951

    Converted to a PV-2T.

    1952

    Transferred to Marine Night Fighter Training Squadron (VMFT (N))-20, MCAS Cherry Point, NC.

    1955

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the United States Navy.

    From 1955 to 1957

    Assigned to NAS Litchfield Park, AZ for storage.

    1957

    To unknown owner with c/r N7459C.

    1961

    To H. E. Connor keeping c/r N7459C.

    1961

    Configured as aerial fire tanker.

    1961

    Operated as fire service #F30.

    1963

    To Rogue Flying Service, Medford, OR keeping c/r N7459C.

    1963

    To Aero Aga Medford, OR keeping c/r N7459C.

    1963

    Operated as fire service #30.

    1968

    To Clarks Aerial Services, Brownfield, TX keeping c/r N7459C.

    1971

    Damaged.
    Unknown type of damage.

    From 1971 to 1979

    Withdrawn from use.

    October 1977

    To Brownfield Aerial Inc, Brownfield, TX with new c/r N7459C.

    1979

    To Oklahoma Aircraft Corp, Yukon, OK keeping c/r N7459C.

    1979

    To John W. Hirth, Dothan, AL keeping c/r N7459C.

    From 1979 to 1982

    Restored.
    Markings Applied: Cowabunga
    Reconfigured as a sprayer.

    May 1982

    First post-restoration Flight.

    1983

    To Louis Minkoff, Ypsilanti, MI keeping c/r N7459C.

    1987

    To unknown owner with c/r N7459C.
    Private owner, ID unknown, Columbus, NE.

    August 1989

    To John W. Hirth/Hirth Air Tankers, Dothan, AL keeping c/r N7459C.

    From 1989 to 1998

    Withdrawn from use.
    Stored Columbus, NE.

    9 March 1998

    To Constance C. Hirth, Buffalo, WY with new c/r N7459C.

    From 1998 to 1999

    Markings Applied: Navy 37230/Z291
    U.S. Navy blue scheme, rocket rails.

    10 February 2000

    Ferry flight. Delivered to National Naval Aviation Museum, NAS Pensacola, Pensacola, FL.
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    7 June 2000

    Civil registration, N7459C, cancelled.

    11 September 2003


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield

    19 April 2010


    Photographer: Matt Maranto

    2018

    Restoration started.
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    unreviewed imported data.
    If you can verify the documented history or add to it with additional text and/or photos please feel free to do so by using the upload tool and the history editor.
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    Warbird Registry by Scott Rose
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     Glenn Chatfield
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