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    Airframe Family: Fairchild C-82 Packet / C-119 Flying Boxcar
    Latest Model:C-82A Packet
    Last Military Serial:48-0581 USAF
    Construction Number:10216
    Last Civil Registration:N4752C
    Compressed ID:Fairchild C-82A sn 48-0581 USAF cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio

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    Dates

    Event

    1948

    Constructed as a C-82A.

    1948

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 48-0581.

    Transferred to 54th Troop Carrier Squadron, 5039th Air Transport Group, Elmendorf AFB, AK.

    15 December 1955

    To Robert G. Sholton, Anchorage, AK with new c/r N4752C (C-82A, 48581).

    17 February 1962

    Major avionics upgrade.

    22 April 1970

    To Northern Air Cargo Inc, Anchorage, AK keeping c/r N4752C.

    26 January 1974

    Major structural upgrades to fuselage.

    24 February 1978

    Major avionics upgrade.

    1 July 1982


    Photographer: unknown

    4 November 1982

    Crashed.
    There were two serious injuries. The accident occurred at the Nelson Lagoon Airport (Z73) Nelson Lagoon, AK, United States while on appoach. The damage was substantial. The aircraft landed short damaging the right boom horizontal stabilizer. The runway threshold is marked by light green reflective threshold markers two red white striped touchdown panels.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    1 January 1985

    Withdrawn from use.

    13 June 1988

    To Darryl G. Greenamyer Inc, Rancho Santa Fe, CA with new c/r N4752C.

    30 June 1988

    Ferry flight. Delivered to National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright Field, Dayton, OH.
    View the Location Dossier

    16 August 1988

    Civil registration, N4752C, cancelled.

    Markings Applied: CQ-735, 4557735

    11 June 1990


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: 35mm slide scanned

    11 June 1990


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: 35mm slide scanned

    30 March 1991


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: 35mm slide scanned

    Markings Applied: CQ-581, 8581

    19 April 2013


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: In the restoration facility

    17 April 2017


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: In the new 4th building as part of a diorama
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
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     U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     Aerial Visuals - The Locator by Mike Henniger, Senior Editor
    Aviation Archaeology
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    National Transportation Safety Board
    Warbirds Directory, 6th Edition (2013) by Geoff Goodall
    Individual Contributors
     Glenn Chatfield
    Mike Henniger
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