474

c/n 474

N19NR at Gaylord, Michigan.

Photo: John P. Stewart © May 1977

c/n 474

52-6101 • N1478

N19NR

• 52-6101 USAF #1263. L-20 No. 264, Command AF-3. Delivered 06-Apr-1953. Built as L-20A and re-designated U-6A in 1962.

• 52-6101 Stored at MASDC Davis Monthan AFB., AZ between 27-Oct-1960 and 25-May-1961.

• 52-6101 Stored at MASDC Davis Monthan AFB., AZ between 03-Jun-1965 16-Sep-1965.

• 52-6101 Served with the West Virginia ANG.

• N1478 Michigan Department of Conservation. Lansing, MI. Circa 1973.

• N19NR Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Lansing, MI. Regd 22-Mar-1974. Canx 13-Mar-1981 as destroyed.

• Fate Unknown •

USAF History

52-6101 was available on 06-Mar-1953 to the 6600^th Air Depot AMO (Air Material Overseas Unit) unit of the USAF at Downsview, ON., and accepted on 20-Mar-1953. It was delivered to the Tactical Air Force on 07-Apr-1953 at Donaldson AFB., SC., where it was attached to the 7^th Liaison Squadron. On 18-Jun-1953 the aircraft crossed the country and was attached to Larson AFB., WA., with the 7^th before moving back to Donaldson on 31-Aug-1953.

The aircraft was then attached to the 463^rd Troop Carrier Wing, (Medium) at Ardmore, OK., between 31-Aug-1953 and 26-Apr-1955 before being assigned to the Air Training Command at Luke AFB., AZ., joining the 3600^th Combat Crew Training Wing. It returned to Downsview for maintenance between 2657 and 28-Jun-1957 and returned to its active unit at Luke. Under re-organisation the ATC at Luke was transferred to the Tactical Air Command and as a consequence the 3600^th was re designated 4510^th during 1958.

463^rd Troop Carrier Wing

A further re assignment next saw the aircraft pass to the 2704^th Air Storage & Disposal Group at Davis Monthan AFB., AZ., where according to its record card it resided for some nine months between 30-Dec-1960 and 06-Sep-1961. (Another report shows the dates as 27-Oct-1960 to 25-May-1961) It was sent to the Lockheed Air Services facility at Ontario, CA., for refurbishment between 06-Sep-1991 and 16-Oct-1991 after which the aircraft was re assigned to the Strategic Air Command joining the 451^st Strategic Missile Wing at Lowry AFB. Its next location was at Offutt AFB., on 12-Feb-1962 attached to the 3902^nd Air Base Wing remaining until 23-Oct-1962.

451st Strategic Missile Wing

Next it was assigned to the Logistics Command when it moved to the Fairchild Aircraft Company facility at Hagerstown, MD.

It was then stored at MASDC Davis Monthan AFB., AZ., between 03-Jun-1965 16-Sep-1965 and again between 03-Jun-1965 16-Sep-1965 before being passed to the West Virginia ANG.

It was stuck off charge on 15-Mar-1974 after having been stored at Warner Robins AFB.