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    Airframe Family: Lockheed L-14/15/18 / B-34 / C-56 C-60 / PV / R5O
    Latest Model:PV-2 Harpoon
    Last Military Serial:37129 USN
    Construction Number:15-1095
    Last Civil Registration:N7268C
    Compressed ID:Lockheed PV-2 sn 37129 USN cn 15-10...
    Latest Owner or Location:Robert A. Kropp, Mesa, AZ

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a PV-2.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 37129.

    From 26 November 1953 to By 1957

    Assigned to NAS Litchfield Park, AZ for storage.
    Withdrawn from use and placed in open storage at Litchfield.

    1957

    Sold to a civilian owner from Litchfield.

    From 2 February 1966 to By 1981

    To Aircraft Specialties Inc, Mesa, AZ with new c/r N7268C.

    14 May 1976

    Certificate of airworthiness for NR7268C (PV-2, 37129) issued.

    From By 1977 to By 2008

    Withdrawn from use and placed in open storage at Mesa, AZ.

    From 27 April 1981 to By 1985

    To Globe Air Inc, Mesa, AZ keeping c/r N7268C.

    24 October 1985

    Sold at the Globe Air closing down auction at Mesa, AZ.

    From January 1986 to By 1987

    To Southwest Aviation Inc, Fairacres, NM keeping c/r N7268C.

    From April 1988 to By 2006

    To Quarry Products Inc, Richmond, CA.

    9 May 1988

    To Quarry Products Inc, Richmond, CA keeping c/r N7268C.

    21 June 2002


    Photographer: Simon Wallwork
    Notes: This Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon is a real life WWII warbird. These were used in the Aleutian campaign flying in the hostile Northern Pacific. N7268C is ex Bu.37129. Its at Falcon Field, AZ here.

    20 June 2006

    To Quarry Products Inc, Richmond, CA keeping c/r N7268C.

    By 2008

    To Gene Packard, Mesa, AZ.

    Based at Air Response/Billy Packard, Falcon Field, Phoenix, AZ.
    View the Location Dossier

    10 September 2011


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    10 September 2011


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    11 November 2012


    Photographer: Paulo Abadesso

    18 June 2013

    Civil registration, N7268C, cancelled.

    31 May 2016

    To Robert A. Kropp, Mesa, AZ with new c/r N7268C.

    31 December 2021

    To Robert A. Kropp, Mesa, AZ keeping c/r N7268C.
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
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     Warbirds Directory, 5th Edition by Geoff Goodall
    Internet Sources
     Aerial Visuals - The Locator by Mike Henniger, Senior Editor
    AMCAR
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
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