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Aircraft History
Caribou CV-2B, 62-4149
(c/n #85) entered U. S. Army service with the 61st Aviation Company, Major
Marcus Coyle commanding, 18th Airborne Corps. at Ft. Bragg in early 1963.
It participated in field exercises that spring in preparation for deployment
to the Republic of South Vietnam in June as part of "Operation Highroad".
On 20 June, 1963, 18 aircraft of the 61st deployed to McGuire AFB, NJ,
with the actual ferry flight commencing on 22 June.
The ferry crew for '49:
Flight - FOXTROT
Aircraft Commander:
Lt. Jess Kennedy
Copilot:
Lt. William Osborn (sometimes spelled incorrectly 'Osborne'
in records)
Copilot:
Capt. Charles Quinn
Crewchief:
Sp/5 Donnie Strickland
Asst. Crewchief:
Pfc Robert Schrader
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U.S. Army |
CV-2B |
1/25/1963 |
62-4149 |
Accepted from de Havilland |
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U.S. Army |
CV-2B |
UNK |
62-4149 |
Assigned to 61st Aviation Company |
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U.S. Army |
CV-2B |
6/20/63 |
62-4149 |
Departed Ft. Bragg, NC for Saigon, RVN via the Altantic
route arrived 7/4/63 |
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Air America |
CV-2B |
5/27/64 |
149 |
Leased from U.S. Army for operations in Laos |
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Air America |
CV-2B |
10/64 |
149 |
Returned to U.S. Army |
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U.S. Air Force |
C7A |
1/1/67 |
KL-149 |
Transferred to USAF- assigned to the 536th Sq. Tail code
"KL" |
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U.S. Air Force |
C7A |
UNK |
KA-149 |
Assigned to 457th Sq. Tail code "KA" |
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U.S. Air Force |
C7A |
1976 |
AF61-149 |
Assigned to 150TAS/170TAG - NJ ANG Tail code "NJ" |
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U.S. Air Force |
C7A |
1977 |
AF 62-149 |
Assigned to 135TAS/135TAG - MD ANG |
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U.S. Army |
C7A |
10/80 |
0-24149 |
Returned to Army |
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U.S. Army |
C7A |
1987 |
0-24149 |
Assigned to CT National Guard at Groton, CT |
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U.S. Army (CT AVCRAD) |
C7A |
9/90 |
0-24149 |
CT Aviation Classification Repair Activity Depot |
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WestAir International |
DHC-4A |
8/2/95 |
N9249Q |
Sold to |
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WestAir International |
DHC-4A |
10/95 |
N9249Q |
Registered |
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PatrickM Murphy |
DHC-4A |
2/98 |
N9249Q |
Sold (Queensland, Australia) |
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PatrickM Murphy |
DHC-4A |
2/13/98 |
N9249Q |
Registered |
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Catalina Flying Boat, Inc. |
DHC-4A |
9/4/98 |
N9249Q |
Sold |
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Catalina Flying Boat, Inc. |
DHC-4A |
12/15/98 |
N9249Q |
Registered |
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Vanderwall Aircraft LLC. |
DHC-4A |
4/14/99 |
N9249Q |
Departed long Beach, CA to El Paso, TX (4+30). Departed
El Paso, TX 4/15/99 -(Fuel stop ) Waco, Tx (3+20) landing Meridian, MS
(2+20). 4/16/99 departed Meridian, MS - landing Tara Field (Hampron, GA)
(3+05) |
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Vanderwall Aircraft LLC. |
DHC-4A |
7/1/99 |
N9249Q |
Sold to Vanderwall Aircraft LLC. |
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Vanderwall Aircraft LLC. |
DHC-4A |
7/12/99 |
N9249Q |
Registered |
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Vanderwall Aircraft LLC. |
DHC-4A |
8/24/99 |
N149HF |
Registered - Leased to Army Aviation Heritage
Foundation. Restored to U.S. Army colors with 61st Aviation Company
markings. |
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Vanderwall Aircraft LLC. |
DHC-4A |
7/7/05 |
N149HF |
Damaged by a tornado at Tara Field, Hampton, GA. A 2 ft
by 2 ft hole in bottom of the tail, rudder and several bulkheads
damaged. |
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Vanderwall Aircraft LLC. |
DHC-4A |
8/15/05 |
N149HF |
Repairs complete |
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Vanderwall Aircraft LLC. |
DHC-4A |
8/24/05 |
N149HF |
Test flight flow, returned to service |
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Wally Fiske |
DCH-4A |
2007 |
N149HF |
Sold |
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Cavanaugh Flight Museum |
DHC-4A |
7/08 |
N149HF |
Based Addison, Texas |
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