<p>c/n 340-204.
Built 1954.
US military serial 54-2808.
On display at the March Field Museum, Riverside, CA, USA.
28-2-2016
</p><p>The following history comes from the excellent museum website:-
</p><p>“Manufactured by Consolidated-Vultee, San Diego, CA, and delivered to the Air Force on 19 October 1954. 
It served with the following locations:
Oct 1954 -  To 1299th Air Transport (Special Missions-Medium), (MTC), Bolling
AFB DC    (MTC is the abbreviation for Military Air Transport Service and
Special Missions aircraft were used for V.I.P. Transport.)
May 1956 -  To 4500th Support Squadron (TAC), Langley AFB VA
Mar 1960  - To 4500th Air Base Wing (TAC), Langley AFB VA
Feb 1964  - To 1001th Air Base Wing (HQ USAF), Andrews AFB MD
Jul 1968  - Unit became 1001st Composite Wing
Apr 1975  - To 125th Fighter-Interceptor Group (ANG), Jacksonville AP FL
(according to sources at Maxwell AFB this aircraft was most likely used for a
general personnel transport and a V.I.P. Transport).
May 1989  - Dropped from USAF inventory by transfer to school or museum
This aircraft made its very last flight from Jacksonville AP FL to March
Field in 1989 and officially retired from U.S. Air Force service on May 31st
</p>
1989 with a total of 17892.6 flight hours on the airframe.”
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