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    Airframe Family: Douglas B-23 Dragon
    Latest Model:UC-67 Dragon
    Last Military Serial:39-0036 USAAF
    Construction Number:2722
    Last Civil Registration:N52327
    Compressed ID:Douglas UC-67 sn 39-0036 USAAF cn 2...
    Latest Owner or Location:McChord AFB (wa), 62 AW/CVM, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA

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    Dates

    Event

    1940

    Constructed as a B-23.

    From 28 June 1940 to 6 September 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 39-0036.

    Redesignated as UC-67.

    1945

    To Paul Mantz Air Services, Burbank, CA with new c/r NC52327.

    From 1946 to Circa 1960

    To California Oil Co, New Orleans, LA/Houston, TX with new c/r N52327.

    18 July 1960

    To Standard Oil Company of Texas, Houston, TX keeping c/r N52327.

    2 September 1970

    To Data Flight Inc, Seattle, WA keeping c/r N52327.

    16 November 1970

    Certificate of airworthiness for NR52327 (B-23, 2722) issued.

    1974

    Flown by a research team from the University of Washington in Seattle for the Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories. The aircraft was used to probe storm clouds to determine liquid water content and density.


    Photographer: Unknown

    30 March 1977

    To Spurling Aviation Ltd, Seattle, WA keeping c/r N52327.

    April 1980

    To Puget Sound Helicopters Inc, Seattle, WA keeping c/r N52327.

    By 1984

    To Ascher Ward and Al Hansen, Mojave, CA, keeping c/r N52327.

    12 December 1985

    Placed on display with McChord Air Museum, McChord Field, Tacoma, WA.
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    17 March 1986

    To unknown owner with c/r N52327.
    Sale reported to a new owner in Sepulveda, CA.

    1987


    Photographer: Nate Wilburn
    Notes: McChord AFB, WA

    By 10 September 1997


    Photographer: Unknown

    By 10 September 1997


    Photographer: Unknown

    Loaned to McChord AFB (wa), 62 AW/CVM, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA.

    Markings Applied: 10-89R

    27 June 2013

    To unknown owner with c/r N52327.
    Sale reported to a new owner in Sepulveda, CA.

    11 September 2013


    Photographer: David Lednicer
    Notes: On display at the McChord Air Museum, Tacoma, WA.
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