In this photo this Harpoon is still fitted out as an agricultural sprayer, with spray bars on the wings, but those wouldn't last much longer. A few months later it was sold to Dave Hansen (Warbird Aircraft Sales) and restored to flying condition in US Navy markings as the "Attu Warrior". It was flown to its new home in Heber City, UT on 9 Oct 2007. The aircraft was still proudly flying by August 2015, but was withdrawn from use shortly thereafter, when Dave Hansen was diagnosed with cancer. He passed away in January 2018.

Seen here still fitted out as an agricultural sprayer, with spray bars on the wings. This Harpoon remained stored at Buffalo for another decade before being sold in Oct 2016. Restoration work reportedly started in late 2017 by Sean O'Brien's Vintage Aviation Museum. The plan was to have the aircraft flying again by summer of 2019.

By 1995 this Hirth Air Tanker Harpoon was undergoing conversion to airtanker, but the work was abandoned following the owner John Hirth's death in the crash of one of his Lockheed PV-2 Harpoons on 20 April 1997. It was left stored here, with engines and other parts missing. Remnants of the registration are still visible on the fuselage. By 2007 this aircraft was owned by Gary Hilton and reportedly moved to Lone Jack, MO. Its current status is unknown.

Two Neptunes stored in Neptune Aviation Services' boneyard at their Missoula home base. The one in front is N949RR, which still has a "Patron 69" badge below the cockpit. The one hiding behind the bushes is N63819 (ex BuNo 147965).

Three of four Neptunes stored in Neptune Aviation Services' boneyard at their Missoula home base. The closest one is N63819 (ex BuNo 147965), which has all its US Navy markings painted out. Behind it on the left is N714AU (ex BuNo 148339), still coded LZ-14, and on the right is N949RR (ex BuNo 147949), coded PJ-3. The wingtip on the far right belongs to Fokker F-27 N222DG. The tailfin of the fourth Neptune N362RR (ex BuNo 148362) can also be seen.

Tail sections of two Neptunes stored in Neptune Aviation Services' boneyard at their Missoula home base. The one behind is N63819 (ex BuNo 147965).

One of four Neptunes stored in Neptune Aviation Services' boneyard, 700m east of their Missoula hangar. Like most Neptunes there this one still carries its US Navy markings, with some bits painted out. Below the cockpit it has faint silvery "University of Nevada - Reno" and "Fire Science Academy" titles and logo. This aircraft was the only one in the boneyard that could reasonably be photographed. The Neptune behind is N714AU (ex BuNo 148339), which still carries code LZ-14.

Parked very close together, so this ex NSF Electra is hiding behind the wing of a former NASA Electra. Both aircraft were stored at Neptune Aviation Services' airtanker base and both were sold to Air Spray later in the year. This N308D became C-FLXT.

It may be hard to believe, but this Neptune is not a spares ship. It is undergoing restoration to flight, after many years of storage and neglect. It made its first post-restoration flight on 6 Dec 2007 and became Tanker 42 (N442NA) a week later. Unfortunately its career would not be long - a bit more than a year later, on 25 Apr 2009, it crashed into high ground in the Oquirrh Mountains near Stockton Pass, UT, during a positioning flight from Missoula, MT to Alamogordo, NM. In this photo it still carries its former US Navy markings, with faded MASDC inventory number PA011 still on the nose.

This once proud Neptune, one of many in the NAS fleet at the time, unfortunately crashed shortly after take-off from Reno-Stead, NV on 1 Sep 2008.

Former NASA Electra seen here stored at Neptune Aviation Services' airtanker base. Later in the year it was sold to Air Spray and became C-FLJO.

This Neptune is being restored to flight, after many years of storage and neglect. It made its first flight on 6 December 2007 and became Tanker 42 (N442NA) a week later. Unfortunately its career would not be long - it crashed into high ground in the Oquirrh Mountains near Stockton Pass, UT, during a positioning flight from Missoula, MT to Alamogordo, NM. In this photo it still carries its former US Navy markings, without registration, but still with very faded MASDC inventory number PA011 on the nose and US Navy BuNo 150283 under the tailplane.

Pinocchio Beech, fitted with a Hamilton extended nose which clearly doesn't do the looks of this nice classic any good.