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| In service with the Pacific Missile Range in February 1974 (Harry Tyrpak via Stephen Miller) | Still in Pacific Missile Test Center markings at Chanute AFB on August 4, 1989 (Jim Newton) | Great shot of BuN 141311 at the Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum in August 2002 (Dr. Gerald Durbin) |
- Current markings - BuN 141311
- Delivered to USN August 1956 as WV-2 BuN 141311
- To Pacific Missile Range Point Mugu August 1961
- Redesignated EC-121K November 1962
- Retired and flown to Davis Monthan AFB for storage May 1979
- Ferried DMAFB to Chanute AFB, Rantoul, IL June 4, 1983 for display
- Arrived with the #2 engine shut down and prop feathered
- Aircraft parked and allowed to deteriorate
- Aborted attempt to sell aircraft to an Australian group in 1992
- Chanute AFB closed in 1993
- Became part of the Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum in 1994 on loan from the USAF Museum
- Between 2000 and 2005 volunteers spent 11,500+ man-hours restoring the aircraft
- Currently displayed in US Navy overall “midnight blue” color scheme
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