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Constructed as an AD-5 by Douglas at El Segundo, California, USA. |
Circa 1952 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 132649. |
1962 |
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Redesignated as A-1E. |
1963 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 52-132649. |
Circa 1 January 1964 |
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Photographer: USAF photo by MSgt Manuel A. Collaso
Notes: As a boy of 6-7 years old I got three posters, when I was living in Greenland, near Thule Air Base. One of the posters is this excellent photo of 52-132649 at Bien Hoa Air Base.Regards, Carl Ivar Brun, Denmark |
21 April 1964 |
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Struck off Strength/Charge from the United States Navy. |
May 1964 |
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Transferred to 1st Air Commando Squadron, 2nd Air Division, HQ Pacific Air Forces (PACAF), Bien Hoa AB, Vietnam. |
21 March 1965 |
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Crashed.
Caught fire and crashed while on an interdiction mission near Can Tho, South Vietnam. Both crew perished. |
March 1965 |
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Photographer: National Museum of the USAF |
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Recovered.
Retrieved by a CH-54 Skycrane crew. |
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Transferred to Tan Son Nhut AFB.
Repairs were carried out at Tan Son Nhut. |
November 1965 |
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Transferred to 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing (PACAF), Bien Hoa AB, Vietnam. |
January 1966 |
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Transferred to 1st Air Commando SQDN, 2nd Air Division (PACAF), Pleiku AB, Vietnam. |
10 March 1966 |
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Flown by Major Bernard Fisher rescuing downed airman, for which he received Medal of Honor. |
April 1966 |
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Transferred to 14th Air Commando Wing (PACAF), Nha Trang AB, Vietnam. |
March 1967 |
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Transferred to Pleiku AB, Vietnam. |
April 1967 |
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Transferred to 4410th Combat Crew Training Wing (Tactical Air Command), Pleiku AB, Vietnam. |
September 1967 |
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Transferred to Hurlburt Field, FL. |
1967 |
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Ferry flight. Delivered to United States Air Force Museum, Patterson Field (East Side), Dayton, OH.
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January 1968 |
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Struck off Strength/Charge from the United States Air Force. |
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Restored.
Markings Applied: 2, 32649, U.S. AIR FORCE 132649
This was likely only a surface restoration, i.e. a new coat of paint. |
April 1968 |
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Placed on display.
Initially placed on display outside in front of main entrance. |
Circa 1969 |
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Photographer: National Museum of the USAF |
October 1970 |
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Transported by ground. Delivered to National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright Field, Dayton, OH.
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Photographer: National Museum of the USAF |
13 August 1978 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield |
6 May 2008 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield |
February 2013 |
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Photographer: Gustavo Bonilla |
February 2013 |
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Photographer: Gustavo Bonilla |
February 2013 |
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Photographer: Gustavo Bonilla |
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