31 Jan '51: TOS USAF; to 3rd Strategic Support Squadron, Hunter AFB, GA. Apr '61: 305th Troop Carrier Squadron, Tinker AFB, OK. Mar'62: 442nd Troop Carrier Wing, Tinker AFB. Jul '62: 1502nd Air Transport Wing, Hickam AFB, HI. Mar '63: 1503rd Air Transport Wing, Tachikawa AB, Japan. Jul '64: Returned to 1502nd ATW. Aug '65: 916th Troop Carrier Group, Carswell AFB, TX. Jul '69: Ferry flight to 3902nd Air Base Wing (SAC), Offutt AFB, NE for transfer to SAC Museum. The only C-124A extant, oldest C-124. 1997: 2003: Flown in sections by C-5A to Dover AFB, DE for Air Mobility Museum.

13 Sep '57: TOS USAF as a C-123B as 56-4362. 1962 to 1972: Deployed to South Vietnam as sprayer. Jan '72: 377th Air Base Wing,Tan Son Nhut. By this time the aircraft had received nearly 600 hits in combat and was nicknamed "Patches" for all the metal patches covering the holes.  The crew earned seven Purple Hearts.  1972: Became the first and only C-123 to fly completely around the world when it returned to the USA by way of Afghanistan and Iran, where it assisted in the fight against a plague of locusts. Jan 73: Redesignated C-123K and decontaminated of Agent Orange. 1980: Flew to the Air Force Museum.

10 Sep '54: TOS USAF and assigned to the 1298th Air Transport (Heavy) Squadron (MATS), Washington National Airport, Washington, DC. 24 Nov '54: Christened "Columbine III" by Mamie Eisenhower. 20Jan '61: Removed from Presidential duties but continued with Special Air Missions fleet at Andrews AFB, MD. 20 Apr '66: Finally retiring, the plane was ferried to Patterson Field, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, for the Air Force Museum. Jul '66: Ferried over to Wright Field and parked near the site of the future museum. By 1990: Restored.

10 Sep '54: TOS USAF and assigned to the 1298th Air Transport (Heavy) Squadron (MATS), Washington National Airport, Washington, DC. 24 Nov '54: Christened "Columbine III" by Mamie Eisenhower. 20Jan '61: Removed from Presidential duties but continued with Special Air Missions fleet at Andrews AFB, MD. 20 Apr '66: Finally retiring, the plane was ferried to Patterson Field, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, for the Air Force Museum. Jul '66: Ferried over to Wright Field and parked near the site of the future museum. By 1990: Restored.

Ca.1955: TOS USAF as RC-121D. 1962: Redesignated as EC-121D. By 1967: 553rd Airborne Early Warning and Control Wing, Korat RTAFB, Thailand. 24 Oct '67: While stationed airborne over Gulf of Tonkin, this aircraft guided a US fighter by radar into position to destroy a MiG-21. It was the first time a weapons controller on airborne radar aircraft had directed a successful attack on an enemy plane. By Mar '69: 552nd Airborne Early Warning and Control Wing, also on deployment to Korat. 9 Aug '71: Ferried to the Air Force Museum, Wright Field, Dayton, OH.

Ca.1955: TOS USAF as RC-121D. 1962: Redesignated as EC-121D. By 1967: 553rd Airborne Early Warning and Control Wing, Korat RTAFB, Thailand. 24 Oct '67: While stationed airborne over Gulf of Tonkin, this aircraft guided a US fighter by radar into position to destroy a MiG-21. It was the first time a weapons controller on airborne radar aircraft had directed a successful attack on an enemy plane. By Mar '69: 552nd Airborne Early Warning and Control Wing, also on deployment to Korat. 9 Aug '71: Ferried to the Air Force Museum, Wright Field, Dayton, OH.

Ca.1954: TOS USAF as C-119G. Ca.1968: 129th Troop Carrier Group (ANG), Hayward ANGB, CA. 1973: Converted to C-119L. Jan '75: MASDC. Nov'80: Registered N8505A; four owners in Alaska until 1992. Sep '92: Hawkins and Powers, Greybull, WY; open storage at Greybull. 9 Nov '06: Harold Sheppard Jr., Riverton, WY. By Oct '09: Loaned to the Museum of Flight and Aerial Firefighting, South Bighorn County Airport, Greybull, WY.

23 Apr '54: TOS USAF as C-119G. 1954-1971: Served as troop carrier in active and reserve units in Japan, Oregon, Texas, and Rhode Island. 1971: 143rd Special Operations Group, Theodore Francis Green Airport, Warwick, RI. 1973: Converted to C-119L. Ca.1975: MASDC, Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ. 6/25/80: Dross Metals with c/r N37484. Beginning 18 Mar '81: Several owners, including as agricultural sprayer. 23 Sep'87: Ferry flight to Hurlburt Field, FL for donation.After acceptance by Hurlburt's Air Commando Park the aircraft was marked to represent an AC-119G.

1953: TOS USAF. Assigned to 932nd Troop Carrier (Medium) Group, Scott AFB, IL. 27 Jan '67: 934th TC (M) Group, Minneapolis-St.Paul, MN. 1 Jul '67: Unit renamed 934th Tactical Airlift Group. 30 Jan '70: 933rd TAG, Mitchell Airport, Milwaukee, WI. 25 Mar '70: 928th TAG, O'Hare Airport, IL. 1971: Ferried to Grissom Air Museum, Grissom AFB, Peru, IN

Ca.1952: TOS USAF as C-119F. Ca.1956 converted to C-119G. Assigned to 302nd Troop Carrier Wing, Clinton County AFB, OH. 2 Aug '71: Unit moved to Lockbourne AFB, OH. Ca.1973: TOS Republic of China Air Force as s/n 3109. 1995:  Air Force Academy Museum, Gang Shan, Republic of China AF.

Sep '58 to Nov '59: Specially modified for the mid-air retrieval of space capsules re-entering the atmosphere from orbit. 19 Aug 60: Made the world's first midair recovery of a capsule returning from orbit when it snagged the parachute lowering the Discoverer XIV satellite at 8,000 feet altitude, 360 miles southwest of Honolulu, Hawaii. Mov '63: Flown to the Air Force Museum at Wright Field, Wright-Patterson AFB, waiting there for the new museum to open. August '71: Placed on display at the Air Force Museum.

Sep '58 to Nov '59: Specially modified for the mid-air retrieval of space capsules re-entering the atmosphere from orbit. 19 Aug 60: Made the world's first midair recovery of a capsule returning from orbit when it snagged the parachute lowering the Discoverer XIV satellite at 8,000 feet altitude, 360 miles southwest of Honolulu, Hawaii. Mov '63: Flown to the Air Force Museum at Wright Field, Wright-Patterson AFB, waiting there for the new museum to open. August '71: Placed on display at the Air Force Museum.

Ca.1953: TOS USMC as R4Q-2. By 1957: Marine Transport Squadron 252, MCAS Cherry Point, NC. 1962: Redesignated C-119F. Apr '74: MASDC at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ. Sep '81: Flown to Ft. Campbell, KY for display at the Don F. Pratt Memorial Museum.

Ca.1953: TOS USMC as R4Q-2. By 1957: Marine Transport Squadron 252, MCAS Cherry Point, NC. 1962: Redesignated C-119F. Apr '74: MASDC at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ. Sep '81: Flown to Ft. Campbell, KY for display at the Don F. Pratt Memorial Museum.

6 Sep '51: TOS USN as R6D-1; assigned to Transport Squadron 5 (VR-5), NAS Moffett Field, CA. First active R6D, flight delivered to VR-5 with Donald Douglas, Sr. on board. 1954-1955: Converted to R6D-1Z at NAS Corpus Christi, TX. 1955: VR-21, NAS Barbers Point, HI. 1962: Redesignated VC-118B. Ca.1965: Fleet Composite Squadron 1 (VC-1). Note: From 1955 to 1983: Including during the Vietnam War: the airplane served as a flag transport for the Commander in Chief Pacific and Commander in Chief Pacific Fleet. 1984: National Museum of Naval Aviation.

By Apr '47: Completed; modifications for presidential use included extra fuel tanks for range of 4400 miles, three closely-spaced windows on starboard side for stateroom; it could carry 25 passengers. Jul '47: TOS USAF. Oct'50: Most historic flight when President Truman flew to Wake Island to discuss the Korean situation with Gen. MacArthur. May'53: Retired as the President's plane and assigned to Special Air Mission flights. 1965: Retired and flown to Patterson Field, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH for display at the Air Force Museum.

1940: Built and bought by Coffeyville Airway Corporation, Coffeyville, KS with c/r NC25552. Mar'43: Defense Plane Corporation, Washington, DC. Apr '44: James E. Combs, Kansas City, MO. Jun '49: Omar Midyett, East Saint. Louis, IL.. Ca.1962: Noel Gouldsmith, Independence, MO. Aircraft was restored. May '71: William Kloek, Saint. Paul, MN. Apr'92: Frank B. Hay, Nisswa, MN with c/r N4404W. Disassembled the aircraft and stored in a shed. 2 Sep '98: Moved to Racine, WI. May'02: Edward C. McKeown, Eagle River, WI. Sep'02: Transported to Eagle River. 2002-2009: Restored. Nov'12: EAA.

3 Apr '55: TOS USAF and assigned to the 71st Air Refueling Squadron/397th Bombardment Wing (Heavy) Dow AFB, ME. Sep '64: Ferried to the Strategic Air Command Museum, Offutt AFB, NE. 1997: Trucked to new SAC Museum at Ashland, NE. Somewhere along the line restoration used the tail of 53-0310, which was scrapped at St. Joseph, MO.

3 Apr '55: TOS USAF and assigned to the 71st Air Refueling Squadron/397th Bombardment Wing (Heavy) Dow AFB, ME. Sep '64: Ferried to the Strategic Air Command Museum, Offutt AFB, NE. 1997: Trucked to new SAC Museum at Ashland, NE. Somewhere along the line restoration used the tail of 53-0310, which was scrapped at St. Joseph, MO.