| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | "32757" |
| Military Code: | E-181 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon (Model 15) |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon |
| Licence-built by: | Vega |
| C/n (msn): | 15-1223 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Location | |
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| City / Area: | Tucson / Pima Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map |
| Region / Country: | Arizona, United States |
| Collection: | Pima Air and Space Museum |
| Photo Date: | 11 April 2024 |
| Photo by: | Aad van der Voet |
| Photo ID: | 818609 |
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Delivered to the US Navy as Bu37257 on 9 Aug 1945. Stored at Litchfield Park, AZ on 30 Jan 1954, then sold as N7255C in 1957 and stored unused at Douglas-Bisbee, AZ. In 1974 its rear fuselage was exchanged with the damaged rear fuselage of N6856C c/n 15-1156. In Dec 1975 the now damaged aircraft was donated to the Pima museum, but remained stored at Douglas-Bisbee until it was trucked to the museum on 30 Mar 1982. There it was stored yet again until restoration finally began in 2003. During that process the aircraft was mistakenly painted as 32757 instead of 37257. As can be seen, the Navy blue has faded considerably over the past 20 years. A repaint would be a good opportunity to also correct the serial. This photo is copyright © Aad van der Voet, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 20 June 2025, and has since been viewed 49 times. |