Delivered to the USAAF as 37-29. To civil registry as NC52056 in 1945 then N52056 after 1948. Converted to a sprayer around 1956 then to a firebomber in 1960. Operated by Hawkins and Powers Aviation from 1969. Last flight from Greybull, WY to Castle AFB in 1981.

date range is an estimate. Any help on year and/or location is appreciated.

This Jakt Viggen has been stored (in F21 marks) at Vidsel since 1999.

This Viggen has been stored (in F21 marks) at Vidsel since 1999.

A former Hawkins & Powers airtanker (ex N52056, Tanker B20) on display at the museum in USAAC markings since 25 Oct 1981. It was initially displayed with code R-38 on the fin, but by 1995 this had been changed to BI-24. This aircraft is widely quoted as a B-18B, but that is wrong. A B-18B has a tail boom and a very distinctive bulbous nose which housed the B-18B's MAD gear. This aircraft has a regular B-18 nose and no tail boom, so it is not a B-18B anymore.

Photographer: Bob Shane.

Derived from the DC-2, the B-18 competed against the B-17 and even won, although the Flying Fortress was acknowleged to have a lot of potential.