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    Airframe Family: Cessna 318 / 405 / T-37 Tweet / A-37 Dragonfly
    Latest Model:OA-37B Dragonfly
    Last Military Serial:428 FAS
    Construction Number:43120
    Compressed ID:Cessna OA-37B sn 428 FAS cn 43120
    Latest Owner or Location:Fuerza Aerea Salvadorenais

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as an A-37B.

    1968

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 68-7973.

    Flew combat missions in Vietnam.

    Circa 1969

    Transferred to 317th Special Operations Squadron/1st Special Operations Wing, England AFB, LA.
    Operated with markings: IK

    Circa 1970

    Transferred to 138th Tactical Fighter Squadron/174th Tactical Fighter Group (ANG), Hancock Field, Syracuse, NY.
    Operated with markings: NY

    By 1979

    Converted to an OA-37B.

    From November 1979 to After February 1981

    Transferred to 176th Tactical Air Support Squadron/128th Tactical Air Support Wing (ANG), Truax Field, Madison, WI.
    Operated with markings: WI

    From 1981 to 1985

    Transferred to 169th Tactical Fighter Squadron/182nd Tactical Air Support Group (ANG), Peoria, IL.
    Operated with markings: IL

    20 April 1982


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At Peoria, IL

    February 1985

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Fuerza Aerea Salvadorenais with s/n 428.

    9 January 2013

    Damaged.
    Damaged in wheels-up landing on beach in El Zapote canton after engine failure.
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