No date is known of this picture. It is probably around 1980.

Delivered to the USAF in October 1952 as serial 51-3830 it served until consigned to MASDC at Tucson in December 1974. It was sold in May 1976 and registered N44916, but appears to have never been converted for legitimate use and was impounded with a cargo of Marijuana at Valledupar, Colombia in 1990. In November 2001 it was moved to the Parque de los Helados, (Ice Cream Park), in Valledupar where it became an education centre. Remarkably it can still be seen there on Google Earth at what is now called the Parque De La Provincia. Thanks to Ruud Leeuw's excellent web site for much of the above.

Operated by High Flight Leasing and parked at a high altitude, scenic airport.

The amazing Phoenix Suns (NBA Team) colourscheme.

After USAAF service as 45-627 this aircraft was leased to Pan American as N88945 "Clipper Gladiator" in April 1947 serving until February 1954 when it was returned to the USAF. Retired from service in February 1973 it was stored at MASDC Tucson until civilianised as N88945 in early 1981, becoming N811E with Globe Air the following year. When Globe Air closed in 1985 it was stored until acquired by Brooks Air Fuel in June 1991 and converted as a fuel tanker, sadly it was written off on 8th October 1993 when it veered off the runway landing at Point Lay, AK., with a cargo of unleaded auto fuel.

1121 (MSN 78) assigned to 305th Bombardment Wing, Bunker Hill, later Grissom AFB, IN. Named 'Can Do'. To MASDC as BQ0041 12/22/69. Scrapped Aug 11, 1977.

Catching the last rays of sunshine of its career, still wearing the full colourscheme of the 'Happy Hooligans', 119 FIG Air National Guard.

Ex-HL5203/Korean Air. Photo by Steve Kraus