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18 May '44: TOS USAAF with s/n 43-4899. 7/44: 42nd BG in the Philippines; assigned to replacement pool; never saw combat. 11/44: Returned to USA. Ca.12/44: Converted to TB-25H. 2/46: SOC. 1946 to 1953: 6 different owners as N37L. 1953: Modified as an executive aircraft and fitted with wingtip tanks. 1/56: Added air stair door and equipped with JATO. 5 more owners until 1970. 4 Dec '70: Inflight fire during a drug run, damaged in forced landing at Simons Island. Glynn County, GA, Sheriff seized the plane; kept it for over six years until it was sold. 2/80: Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum. Restored for static display '88-'90.

18 May '44: TOS USAAF with s/n 43-4899. 7/44: 42nd BG in the Philippines; assigned to replacement pool; never saw combat. 11/44: Returned to USA. Ca.12/44: Converted to TB-25H. 2/46: SOC. 1946 to 1953: 6 different owners as N37L. 1953: Modified as an executive aircraft and fitted with wingtip tanks. 1/56: Added air stair door and equipped with JATO. 5 more owners until 1970. 4 Dec '70: Inflight fire during a drug run, damaged in forced landing at Simons Island. Glynn County, GA, Sheriff seized the plane; kept it for over six years until it was sold. 2/80: Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum. Restored for static display '88-'90.

18 May '44: TOS USAAF with s/n 43-4899. 7/44: 42nd BG in the Philippines; assigned to replacement pool; never saw combat. 11/44: Returned to USA. Ca.12/44: Converted to TB-25H. 2/46: SOC. 1946 to 1953: 6 different owners. 1953: Modified as an executive aircraft and fitted with wingtip tanks. 1/56: Added air stair door and equipped with JATO. 5 more owners until 1970. 4 Dec '70: Inflight fire during a drug run, damaged in forced landing at Simons Island. Glynn County, GA, Sheriff seized the plane; kept it for over six years until it was sold. 2/80: Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum. Restored for static display '88-'90.

Arriving from Chicago as flight # 4005. At 120 miles (193 kilometers), this flight takes no more than 15 minutes, making it one of AA's shortest routes.

Now in United Express colors

After serving the 172d Tactical Air Support Squadron, Michigan Air National Guard from Battle Creek Air National Guard Base, this Dragonfly was preserved at Hurlburt Field (FL) from late 1992. It's quite clear where this picture was made...

After serving the 172d Tactical Air Support Squadron, Michigan Air National Guard from Battle Creek Air National Guard Base, this Dragonfly went into storage at AMARG with inventory code AA AB0021 from 28 August 1991. It was selected for sale to Peru and left the storage depot on 12 November 1992. In Peru the aircraft was most probably only used for spares, after its delivery late 1992, it was never seen again. It's quite clear where this picture was made...

After serving the 172d Tactical Air Support Squadron, Michigan Air National Guard from Battle Creek Air National Guard Base, this unmarked Dragonfly went into storage at AMARG with inventory code AA AB0024 from 16 April 1992. It was deleted from AMARG inventory on 21 February 1996. Spareparts of the aircraft went most probably to Peru or Chile, but the airframe itself never left the USA.

After serving the 172d Tactical Air Support Squadron, Michigan Air National Guard from Battle Creek Air National Guard Base, this Dragonfly continued its life as an instructional airframe at Lackland-Kelly AFB (TX) by February 1993.

After serving the 172d Tactical Air Support Squadron, Michigan Air National Guard from Battle Creek Air National Guard Base, this Dragonfly went into storage at AMARG with inventory code AA AB0020 from 21 August 1991. It was selected for sale to Peru and left the storage depot on 12 November 1992. In Peru the aircraft was most probably only used for spares, after its delivery late 1992, it was never seen again.

This Dragonfly was only just retired from active service with the 103d Tactical Air Support Squadron at Willow Grove (PA) when this picture was made. The aircraft was transferred to the 172nd TASSS and parked at Battle Creek as spare resource. The OA-37B was a dedicated Forward Air Control mission aircraft based on the lighter T-37 trainer. The OA-37B had been developed specifically for the Vietnam War.

This Dragonfly was only just retired from active service with the 103d Tactical Air Support Squadron at Willow Grove (PA) when this picture was made. The aircraft was transferred to the 172nd TASSS and parked at Battle Creek as spare resource. Teh OA-37B was a dedicated Forward Air Control mission aircraft based on the lighter T-37 trainer. The OA-37B had been developed specifically for the Vietnam War.

1959: TOS USN as A4D-2 145011 and assigned to VA-106, NAS Cecil Field, FL. 7/62: Redesignated A-4B. 2/63: NAS Quonset Point, RI. 4/63: NARTU, NAS South Weymouth, MA. 10/66: VA-210 at South Weymouth. 8/68: Converted to TA-4B. 11/70: VA-210 moved to NAF Detroit, MI. 18 Jan 1971: SOC. By 1/89: Isaac N. Burchinal Jr; registered N21NB. 2/98: Ran off the runway at Ft. Worth Meacham Airport and was badly damaged, so it was donated to the "Air Zoo," where it was restored marked as an A-4 with the Australian Navy.

1959: TOS USN as A4D-2 145011 and assigned to VA-106, NAS Cecil Field, FL. 7/62: Redesignated A-4B. 2/63: NAS Quonset Point, RI. 4/63: NARTU, NAS South Weymouth, MA. 10/66: VA-210 at South Weymouth. 8/68: Converted to TA-4B. 11/70: VA-210 moved to NAF Detroit, MI. 18 Jan 1971: SOC. By 1/89: Isaac N. Burchinal Jr; registered N21NB. 2/98: Ran off the runway at Ft. Worth Meacham Airport and was badly damaged, so it was donated to the "Air Zoo," where it was restored marked as an A-4 with the Australian Navy.

We think the titles may read Peter Pan Fresh Bread, a brand baked in Kalamazoo by the Schafer Bakery. To the right is a Stinson SR-8B, NC16186, with a Wako YKC, NC14039 on the far right. Photo from: Wayne State University

This Fagot was taken on charge with the Sily Powietrzne Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (Polish AF) in 1956. In March 1987 it was sold privately in the USA and registered N621BM and arrived at Air Zoo for display in July 1996.

I saw a super You Tube video about this plane last night and remembered that I had seen one at Air Zoo, the only survivor of the three prototypes produced. The plane flew well at high-speed but poorly at low speed, resulting in crashes of the other two prototypes. Development took too long so that fighters in service towards the end of WWII were already better and it was completely killed off by the jet engine.