Delivered to the USAF as C-121A 48-613 in 1949. Later converted to a VC-121B. To NASA as NASA 422 in 1966. Reregistered as N422NA in 1969. Preserved at the museum as 48-613 from 1970. Flew out from Fort Rucker as N422NA in 1993. To the Planes of Fame Air Museum, Valle, AZ in 1995. Flew to Chino, CA in 2016 for restoration. Flew again in 2023.

US Air Force C-121 48-613 participated in the Berlin Airlift before conversion to a VC-121A. It was General Douglas MacArthur's VIP transport christened "Bataan" in the 50s. Retired in 1966, it was transferred to NASA as N422NA to support of Apollo space program. To the US Army Aviation Museum at Fort Rucker, AL in 1970 and on to the Planes of Fame Museum in 1993. The aircraft was restored during 2016 - 23.

Tucking it's wheels away on departure on 29th July.

Making a spectacular entrance at AirVenture 2023 after a technical delay.

The beautiful Constellation (ex USAF 48-613) takes flight once more. After an exhaustive 7.5 year restoration program, the ex-MacArthur "Bataan" VC-121 seen here on it's 7th post restoration flight. It is planned to attend the Oshkosh 2023 event later this month.

This was the first YA4D-5 built. It was later redesignated a NA-4E. When I took this slide it had just come out of rework at the Naval Air Rework Facility (NARF) at NAS Alameda. It is currently on display at the Oriskany Museum in Oriskany, NY.

VMM-164 Osprey heads back to home station as WTI 2-20 at Yuma gets cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns.

During my visit, I thought this cabin was original. I later found out that NASA had stripped out the interior and that it had been completely restored in 1994. Sold to Lewis Air Legends and aircraft is being restored and being made airworthy in 2018 at Chino Airport.

This aircraft, named Bataan, was the personal aircraft of General Douglas McArthur during the early 1950's. After retirement from the USAF in 1966, it flew with NASA as NASA422 and later N422NA until 1969 when it was flown to the US Army Aviation Museum at Fort Rucker, Alabama. It was purchased by the Planes of Fame Museum in 1994 and completely restored. Acquired by Lewis Air Legends and flown to Chino, CA in January 2016. Lewis plans on putting the aircraft on the airshow circuit after completion of a comprehensive restoration at Chino.