1953: TOS USAF as KC-97G; assigned to the 26th Air Refueling Squadron/26th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, Lockbourne AFB, OH. Oct '55: 26th ARS/4050th Air Refueling Wing, Westover AFB, MA. 7 Aug '57: 26th ARS, Plattsburgh AFB, NY. 1958: Converted to C-97G. UNK: California ANG. Apr '70: MASDC, Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ. By 23 Apr '70: Foundation for Airborne Relief with c/r NX227AR. 1975: Used in filming two commercials for Mercury Cougar; Farrah Fawcett's autograph appears on lower fuselage. 16 Oct '/77: Ferried to Dodgeville, WI, Municipal Airport.

The aircraft is displayed outside the Don Q Inn, Dodgeville, Wisconsin; it arrived at the now closed airport just across the road from the Inn in October 1977, was taxied to its present position and has remained there ever since.