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    Airframe Family: Boeing B100 / F4B / P-12
    Latest Model:P-12E
    Last Military Serial:31-559 USAAC
    Construction Number:1466
    Compressed ID:Boeing P-12E sn 31-559 USAAC cn 146...
    Latest Owner or Location:National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio

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    Dates

    Event

    Circa 1932

    Constructed as a P-12E.

    By February 1932

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Corps with s/n 31-559.

    By February 1932

    Transferred to 95th Pursuit Squadron, March Field, Riverside, CA.

    12 February 1932

    Involved in an incident.
    Landing accident with ground loop at United Airport, Burbank, CA.

    17 November 1932

    Involved in an incident.
    Taxi accident at March Field.

    29 December 1933

    Transferred to 6th Pursuit Squadron, 18th Pursuit Group, Wheeler Field, HI.

    July 1934

    Damaged.
    Taxi accident.

    1934

    During the repair period, its tail-skid was replaced with a tail-wheel, and it was fitted with an overseas headrest, an enlarged headrest that included space for a one-man liferaft.

    March 1939

    Transferred to Air Depot, San Antonio, TX.
    Sent here for overhaul.

    1939

    Transferred to Chicago Municipal Airport, Chicago, IL.
    Used by Army Air Corps and National Guard pilots.

    11 May 1940

    Damaged.
    Left main gear collapsed on landing at Chicago; was aircrafts last operational service.

    August 1940

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the United States Army Air Corps.
    Aircraft had 1,716 airframe hours.

    August 1940

    To Coffey School of Aeronautics, Chicago, IL.

    Found in dilapidated garage in Chicago without wings.

    To Marcellus Foose and Glen Courtwright, Oaklawn, IL.
    Donated the aircraft to the National Museum of the USAF.

    1973

    To National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright Field, Dayton, OH.
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    From 1974 to 1983

    Restored.
    Markings Applied: B
    Marked as when in 6th Pursuit Squadron.

    1982


    Photographer: National Museum of the USAF

    20 August 1983

    Placed on display.

    16 July 1996

    17 October 2002


    Photographer: Norm Jukes
    Notes: Photographed at the USAF Museum at Dayton, OH.

    4 December 2006


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield

    7 December 2022


    Photographer: Austin Newman
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     Glenn Chatfield
    Umberto Ricco
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