Aircraft Photo of 39-25 / 90025 | Douglas B-18A Bolo | USA - Air Force | AirHistory.net #453152
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:39-25
Alternate Serial:90025
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas B-18 Bolo
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas B-18/C-58 Bolo
Aircraft Version:Douglas B-18A Bolo
C/n (msn):2673
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
Location
City / Airport:Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFBMap
Region / Country:Ohio, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KDWF   IATA: -   Local: DWF   Other: -
Collection:United States Air Force Museum
 
Photo Date:February 1972
Photo by:Glenn Chatfield
Photo ID: 453152
Photo Comment

1939: TOS USAAC. 1945: Purchased by an unknown aircraft dealer, registered NC62477. Over the years through several owners it was used to haul cargo, for oil exploration, and agricultural spraying. October/58: Roger Stedman, Miami, FL; sold it to Cuban revolutionaries who were caught using it for gun-running from Florida. November/58: Impounded in Miami. December/60: Stored at Cannon AFB, NM. January/61: F. Daniel Bennett, who sold it to the Air Force Museum. 1980: Flown by C-5A to Cannon AFB for display. August/88: C-5A ride to Lowry AFB, CO for the Wings Over the Rockies Museum. Restored as 39-522.

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