BOEING 377 / C-97 VARIANTS

Boeing KC-97G, N97KC (c/n 17000; ex/53-0218), former 'Flight 97 restaurant'. My/RL slide Aug.'94.
In Hawkins & Powers' Wyoming desert storage yard @Greybull.
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Boeing KC-97L, 30218/0218 (53-0218; c/n 17000), Utah Air Guard (ANG/USAF). 'Salt Lake City'-titles.
Kodachrome mount stamped 'MAR74'; no location, not sure of the photographer I traded this one with.
From Joe Baugher's files: "53-0218 (msn 17000) to 384th AREFS Oct 1955-APR 1957 @Westover AFB.
Converted to KC-97L. With 151st Military Airlift Group, 191st Air Refuelling Squadron, Utah ANG.
To MASDC Feb 13, 1965. Returned to service with 139th ARG, Tucson IAP, AZ.
To civil registry as N97KC. In 1988 was in use as a restaurant at McMinnville, Oregon."

Bpeing 377-10-29, 4X-FPZ/96 (c/n 15962) of the Israeli DF/AF.
APN Kodak mount stamped 'MAR75', no location.

Boeing KC-97G, 30307/307 (53-0307; c/n 17088), Texas Air Guard (USAF). My/RL slide @MASDC Sep.'80.
And Boeing KC-97G, 30304 in the background. These were taken during a slow driven bus on a MASDC tour.
Info from www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier

Boeig KC-97L, 30224 (53-0224; c/n 16291), Arizona Air Guard (ANG); slide Benjamin 'Ben' Knowles Jr [21Nov75]
'Withdrawn from service and transferred to MASDC 29 December 1972 with storage code CH534. Sold to Consolidated Aeronautics 18Aug1977.' ¬www.airhistory.net/registration/51-0224

Boeing KC-97L/G, 22695 (52-2695; c/n 16690), Arizona Air Guard (ANG) by Ben Knowles [21Nov1975]
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Boeing KC-97G N29866 (ex/ 52-2695; c/n 16726), ex/ Arizona Air Guard (tailfin 'Utah' is from 52-2680)
My slide, of my visit to H&P's desert storage @Greybull,WY (KGEY/GEY) in Aug.1994.

Boeing KC-97G, 33816 (53-3816; c/n 17149), U.S.Air Force (Texas ANG). @MASDC Sep.1980 (RL slide)
Bought for spares by Berlin Airlift History Group (BAHF) to support 52-2718; fFate: scrapped.
Note: BAHF also found plates referring to c/n 53-0367, but there is no C-97 53-367.
(K)C-97G 53-3816 is ex/ Trans Pacifico and was stored for many years @ Tucson (TUC).

Boeing KC-97G, 30278 (53-0278; c/n 17060), Utah Air Guard (ANG). Sep.1980, probably my slide (@MASDC).
(msn 17060) To MASDC as CH182 Apr 6, 1965. Returned to service with 106th ARG, Tucson, AZ Mar 11, 1970.
From: www.crouze.com/baugher/usaf_serials/1953 >> Front fuselage preserved by La Fédération Française des
Ailes Anciennes and stored @Aeroscopia Museum in Toulouse (France).

Boeing KC-97G-29-BO Stratofreighter, one from the batch (FY52) 52-2773/2806.
KC-97L, 0-22790 (52-2790; c/n 16821), U.S. Air Force. Note the white top! 'APN Kodak' mount stamped 'SEP75'
Joe Baugher's 1952 USAF serials: "..converted to C-97K. To MASDC Feb 3, 1971. Declared excess May 19, 1971"
Most likely scrapped.

Boeing KC-97L, 22694 (52-2694; c/n 16725), Air National Guard (USAF).
By MSgt.(Ret.) B.Knowles Jr [21Nov1975] - see also my ARCHIVE: FORMER CORRESPONDENTS
Joe Baughers USAF 1952 Serials: "2694 (msn 16725) converted to KC-97L. To MASDC Jul 28, 1977.
To civil registry as N1396M. Later to N31338 with Dross Metals. Preserved at Grant County Int'l Airport,
@Moses Lake,WA, and was going to be converted into a restaurant, but the deal fell through.
The wings and tail are 'now' missing." >>> EMAIL Me if you have recent data, thank you!

Boeing C-97G, N1365N (c/n 16729), 'Tanker 97' of Hawkins & Powers (H&P) on station at Ft.Wainwright,AK.
My/RL slide, Aug.1995.

Boeing KC-97L, 0-30208 (53-0208; c/n 16990), Arizona Air Guard (ANG/USAF)
On 21Nov75, no location. By MSgt. Benjamin 'Ben' Knowles Jr.

Boeing KC-97G/L, 30354 (53-0354; c/n 17136), U.S. Air Force (ANG). By G. Longo @McGuire AFB,NJ 08May76
Gino(?) Longo was also a former correspondent with whom I traded slides back in the day.
www.crouze.com/baugher/usaf_serials/1953: "30354 is on display at Castle Air Museum, California.
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Boeing KC-97L, 53-0354 (0-30354; c/n 17136). @Castle AFB Museum 1996. My/RL slide.

Boeing KC-97L, 30243 (53-0243; c/n 17025), Arizona Air Guard (ANG/USAF). Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona.
Slide by MSgt. (Ret.) Ben Knowles Jr. [21Nov1975]; he lived at 9501 E. 33rd Street in Tucson,AZ 85710.
From Joe Baughers 1953 USAF Serials: "53-0243 (msn 17025) converted to KC-97L. To MASDC Feb 28, 1977. Cockpit section was in storage at Paul Garber Restoration Facility, Suitland, MD. To NASM Udvar-Hazy Center, @Chantilly in Virginia. The aft section, containing the boom operator position and the inflight-refueling boom,
are still in storage at the Garber facility."

KC-97L, 0-20883/0883 (52-0883; c/n 16577), Utah Air Guard (ANG/USAF). By MSgt. (Ret.) Ben Knowles Jr.
(Kodachrome slide mount stamped 'MAR76')
Boeing KC-97G-22-BO Stratofreighter 52-0883 (c/n 16577) was converted to KC-97L.
Went to civilian registry as N39178. (Joe Baugher 1952 USAF serials)
From my files: 'Stratolifter, derelict Anchorage June '94, broken up '95.'
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Boeing KC-97G, N39178 (ex/ 52-0883; c/n 16577) of Stratolift. By Ralph Kunadt, 1990. It was broken up in 1995.

Boeing KC-97G, 30348 (53-0348; c/n 17130), Utah Air Guard. My/RL slide, Aug.1980 @MASDC.
J.Baugher: '53-0348: to MASDC Dec 2, 1965. Returned to service May 13, 1970 with 1-6th ARG, Tucson,AZ.
To Hayes Aircraft and converted to KC-97L. To MASDC as CH602 Sep 27, 1977.'

Boeing KC-97L, 30200/0200 (53-0200; c/n 16982), Arizona Air Guard (ANG/USAF). At Tucson IAP?
On 21Nov75 by MSgt. Benjamin 'Ben' Knowles Jr. Joe Baugher: '53-0200 to MASDC as CH188 Apr 16, 1965. Returned to service with 2139th ARG, Rosecrans MAP, MO Mar 5, 1970. To MASDC as CH618 Feb 8, 1978.
Nose at Gillespie Field, CA Jan 2002. I would welcome an update status after 2010 >>EMAIL.

Boeing KC-97L, 30240 / 0240 (53-0240; c/n 17022), Utah Air Guard (ANG/USAF). 'Salt Lake City'-titles.
Slide frame stamped 'MAR74'; not sure with which correspondent I traded this one. Ben Knowles Jr?
Joe Baugher USAF 1953 serials: 'c/n 17022 to MASDC Jun 7, 1966. Returned to service with 139th ARG,
Rosecrans MAP, MO Apr 6, 1970. Now on display at 8th Air Force Museum, Barksdale AFB, Louisiana.'

Boeing HC-97L, 0-22797 (52-2797; c/n 16828), Rescue/U.S. Air Force. APN slide, Kodak mount stamped 'SEP75'.
Boeing KC-97G-29-BO Stratofreighter, 52-2797. Converted to HC-97G. To MASDC as CH523 Jun 21, 1972.

Boeing KC-97G, 0-20841/0841 (52-0841; c/n 16535), Illinois Air Guard (+30237, +30352). [RL slide, Sep.1980]
52-0841 was converted to KC-97L. To MASDC as CH584 Dec 17, 1976 ¬ Joe Baugher

Boeing C-97G, N22766 ( 0-22766; c/n 16794); traded w/Steve Nation in 2000. No date/location.
Ex/ California Air Guard 52-2766. In the background C-97 with 'Foundation for Airborne Relief'-titles.
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Boeing C-97G, 0-22766 (52-2766; c/n 16794), ex/ California Air Guard. With 'FAR'-titles.
Traded this slide w/ Steve Nation in 2000.

Boeing C-97, w/ an unreadable N-number. Owned by H&P, in storage at Greybull,WY (My/RL slide Aug.'94)

Boeing C-97, 0-30273 (53-0273; c/n 17055) +'California Air Guard'-titles. Could be mine but probably not..?
Date stamped 'APR71' on the Kodachrone Transparency and written on 'D-M' (Davis-Monthan)
Joe Baugher: '53-0273 Converted to C-97G. To MASDC Dec 23, 1970. Declared exces May 19, 1971.'

Boeing C-97G, 0-22728 (52-2728; c/n 16759) of the Utah Air Guard. J.Baugher: '52 2728 - converted to C-97G.
Seen alive and well at RAF Mildenhall, UK on 13Jun1971 with Texas ANG. To MASDC as CH532 Nov 10, 1972. Returned to service Feb 21, 1973. Back to MASDC as CH545 Mar 26, 1975. Declared excess Oct 1, 1975.'
Slide stamped 'MAR74'. By whom? where? EMAIL
Possibly by Terry Waddington or Benjamin 'Ben' Knowles.... At Salt Lake City (SLC) or Ogden AFB?

Boeing KC-97L, 0-30230 (53-0230; c/n 17012), U.S. Air Force. @Beale AFB 1996 (my/RL slide).

Boeing C-97G, 0-30145 (53-0145; c/n 16927); California Air Guard. Kodachrome slide stamped 'SEP75').
Bought from APN, no date / no location / no photographer's name.
53-0145 (msn 16927) converted to C-97G. To MASDC Feb 16, 1971. Declared excess May 19, 1971. JBaugher

Boeing C-97, 22717 (52-2717; c/n 16748) w/ 'Delaware Air Guard'-titles. By Terry Waddington, @Davis-Monthan.
Kodachrome slide stamped 'APR71'.
Joe Baugher: '52-2717 was converted to C-97G. With Delaware ANG. Later to Utah ANG.
To MASDC Feb 2, 1971. Declared excess May 19, 1971.

Boeing C-97, N971HP (ex/ 0-30317, 53-0317; c/n 17099). @Stockton,CA 1996, my/RL slide.
I remember how pigeons had taken over this former H&P reg'd Boeing...

Boeing C-97G, 0-30151 (53-0151; c/n 16933). Preserved at Pima Air & Space Museum, Arizona (RL slide, Sep.'80)
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Boeing KC-97G, 30151 / 0151 (53-0151; c/n 16933), US Air Force (USAF) preserved @Pima Air & Space Museum.
My/RL slide, June 1993. Joe Baugher 1953 USAF serials: 'msn 16933 to MASDC as CH255 Nov 3, 1965.
To reclamation Jun 22, 1966. Now on display at Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, AZ.'

Boeing C-97, 0-22602 (52-2602; c/n 16633), Utah Air Guard (+'Salt Lake City'-titles).
Kodachrome slide, stamped 'MAR74'; probably by Terry Waddington or Ben Knowles (likely), but not sure.
Joe Baugher 1952 USAF serials: '52-2602 was converted to C-97G. Named "City of Prescott" with 197th MAS Arizona ANG in May 1972. To MASDC as CH550 Apr 29, 1975. Declared exess Oct 1, 1975.'

Boeing KC-97G HB-ILY (c/n 16657) of Balair, which has the tail of 52-2756 attached. @Pima Air Museum,AZ
(RL slide, 06-1993)
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Boeing C-97G 0-22759 (tail 52-2759; c/n 16792). Balair (ex/ Illinois ANG).
@ Pima Air & Space Museum in Sep.1980 (my/RL slide).
52-2759 (msn 16790) converted to C-97G. Leased to Balair Air Lines of Switzerland and operated by Balair
for the Red Cross by Foundation, for Airborne Relief in the Biafran Air Lift.
Returned to USAF. To MASDC as CH507 Jul 7, 1971. Declared excess May 24, 1972.
www.crouze.com/baugher/usaf_serials/1952

Boeing HC-97, 0-22739 (52-2739; c/n 16770); 303 ARRS, std@MASDC. Msgt.(Ret.) Benjamin Knowles. No date.
52-2739 converted to HC-97G 'Rescue'. To MASDC as CH522 Jun 21, 1972. Joe Baugher

Boeing C-97, 0-20924 (52-0924; c/n 16618) Arizona Air Guard. By Terry Waddington 1972.
Slide stamped 'Nov72'. Most likely March AFB (scribbling on Kodak slide frame by T.W.)
52-0924 Named "City of Glendale" with 197th MAS Arizona ANG in May 1972. Converted to C-97G.
To MASDC Jan 22, 1975. Declared excess Oct 1, 1975. [¬ Joe Baugher 1952 USAF serials]

Boeing KC-97L 0-20905 (52-0905; c/n 16599) of the 'Wisconsin Air National Guard' (USAF), 128 ARG.
Photo by former correspondent David Brown, at Volk ANGB on 04Aug1999.
'52-0905 converted to KC-97L. Put on display at Volk Field ANGB, Camp Douglas, Wisconsin.'
¬ www.crouze.com/baugher/usaf_serials/1952'

C-119G, N8093 (c/n 10776; ex/RCAF); stored Tanker 140 of H&P. @Greybull,WY (KGEY). My/RL slide Aug.'94.

C-119, ex/ RCAF 22135.
See my research for RCAF 22135 on my GREYBULL 2014 page

C-119, RCAF '06' (c/n ???) . @Greybull Museum of Aerial Firefighting, Wyoming. My/RL slide @KGEY Aug.94.
See my 2014 visit to THE AVIATION MUSEUM @GREYBULL

C-119G, N5216R (c/n 10956; see my 2014 report for a falsemultiple N5216R. H&P's 'Tanker 136'.
Ex/RCAF, stored at Greybull,WY Aug.'94. My/RL slide.
See also my 2014 visit to Greybull and Ralph Pettersen's 2003 visit.

Fairchild C-119F, N8505A (c/n 179; ex/ USAF, titles showing). Stored & owned by Hawkins & Powers (H&P).
My/RL slide, on the ramp at Greybull,WY in August 1994.
My files: 'Ln 29Jul06 KGEY in storage area south (RP). Ln 16Nov08 owned by scrapmerchant Harold Sheppard
who intends to make into 1 airworthy aircraft between N8505A & N37636 - but was never realized.'
See my Log Report of planes sighted here at Greybull,Wyoming (KGEY/GEY) over the years.

C-119G N3003; 'Tanker 03' of Hawkins & Powers in their desert storage at Greybull,WY.
My/RL slide August 1994.
EXTENSIVE RESEARCH ON MULTIPLE C-119 N3003s @GREYBULL 2014

C-119J, 3204 (c/n 153) 11 Sqdn, RoCAF. By Benjamin Yu [@Taiwan, Jan.1998]

C-119J, 3204 (c/n 153; 51-8150) 11Sqdn/103TCS RoCAF. [no date, by Benjamin Yu]
Ben Yu lived in Taiwan and we exchanged slides for a while; he sent emails from university, so student at the time?

C-119G, 3120/51-8070 (c/n 10938) 102TCS/10TG RoCAF (Benjamin Yu, Jan.1998]

C-119J, 3192 (c/n 123) 6 Sqdn RoCAF (Benjamin Yu, Jan.'98]

C-119G, 3160/51-7985 (c/n 10724) 103TCS/10TG RoCAF [Benjamin Yu, Jan.'98]

C-119G, 3160/51-7985 (c/n 10724), 103TCS RoCAF- [Benjamin Yu, traded Jan.'98]
Slide mount stamped 30/12/97, no location.

C-119, 46-89 (m.m. ??????) of the Italian Air Force (AMI). @Bologna, 25Apr1978.
Slide by Lucio 'Thunderphoto' Alfieri, with whom I traded, on & off, over a few years.
www.planelogger.com/Airline/FleetList/Italian_Air_Force-Aeronautica_Militare
www.planelogger.com/Airline/FleetList/Italian_Air_Force-Aeronautica_Militare/ - /C-119?status=Historic

C-119, 51-8038 /8038. Note different taildoors, compare these two C-119s ('Dollar Nineteens')
Slide by Don Spering, with whom I traded slides, @MASDC Davis-Monthan,AZ in Sep.1974

C-119C, N13744 (c/n 10436, ex/ 49-0199 USAF); 'Tanker 86' of Hemet Valley Flying Service.
Preserved at Castle AFB museum in California; my (RL) slide, 1996.

C-119, N13743 (c/n 10396, ex/ 49-0132 USAF) 'Tanker 81' of Hemet Valley Flying Service (preserved)
Pima Air & Space Museum, Arizona in June '93. My/RL slide.

C-119G Flying Boxcar, N15501 (c/n 10955) of Hawkins & Powers (H&P) at Greybull,WY in August '94. My/RL slide.
This might be their air museum at the time, all operational aircraft were deployed on contract at the time.

Fairchild C-119s, presumably ex/ Belgian AF, stored next to F-104G Starfighter FX93 (BAF).
Storage area Koksijde AFB during an air show in July 1989. My/RL slide.

C-119L(G?) , USAF 0-38154 (53-8154; c/n 257). Not sure by whom, where & when. Possibly mine, @Rhein-Main.

C-119C Flying Boxcar, 49-0157/157 (c/n 10394) US Air Force @Pima Air & Space Museum near Tucson,AZ
My slide, June 1993.

Fairchild C-119F Flying Boxcar, 22134 (c/n 10993, CC-119 ex/ RCAF) in USAF c/s but with a RCAF serial.
See also www.airhistory.net/photo/ My slide, taken in 1996 @Travis AFB, California.

ex/ RCAF C-119, a 2nd ex/RCAF marked '06'. Its c/n (msn) remained a mystery to me ... '06' RCAF c/s = relevant.
@Greybull,WY in August 1994, my slide. Stored across the runway, seen from the ramp.
From my USA 2014 VISIT: 'N8094 c/n 10994. Stored @GEY in RCAF c/s, for parts. Reported present 2021'
Same page: 'N8094 c/n 10994. Most likely the 2nd C-119 still stored (2023) @KGEY @G.Earth 7-2023.'

Flying Boxcar C-119L(G?), N8504Z (c/n 11253; 'Know Fear'-titles) of Everts Air Fuel..
Reportedly in flyable condition in '94, but stored @Fairbanks Sep.'97. My slide, @FAI 08-1995.

Flying Boxcar C-119F, N175ML (c/n 10844; 'Marine Lumber Corp.' -titles). @Avra Valley, 06-2023.
From my (RL) files: 'N175ML. Reg'd in 3/95, to Mid Atlantic Air Museum, Reading,PA. Ex/BuNo. 131677 and
later rereg'd N43944(?). In Dec.'95 flown from AvraValley after 4 yrs storage. RL slide.

MARTIN 404 ('FOUR-O-FOUR')

Martin 4040, N969M (c/n 14231); ex/PBA, stored @Stennis,MS. My/RL slide 26Jul2001

These screendumps are of ATDB aero, and the written info, were added in April 2026

Martin 404, N40424 (c/n 14130); ex/PBA, stored @Stennis,MS. My/RL slide 26Jul2001

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Martin 404, N40424 (c/n 14130; info above)

MARTIN 404, N40415 (c/n 14119), ex PBA - stored at Stennis,MS (My/RL slide, 26Jul2001)

Martin 404, N40432 (c/n 14167) of Air Travellers Club | Slide traded with Steve Nation. No date/location.

Martin 404, N40427 (c/n 14133) of Air Travellers Club. Slide traded with Steve Nation. No date/location.

ORF is Norfolk/Virginia Beach/Williamsburg - Norfolk International

Martin 404, N636X (c/n 14135( of Pacific Air Lines. Éx/ TWA N40429 July'52-Mar.'59 named 'Peoria'.
My/RL slide, taken at Camarillo,CA in May 1997.

Martin 404, N67097 (c/n 14145) 'SNESCRM'? - Slide traded with Bruce Linwood (pre-1981); no location.
N454A Eastern AL, Air Americana, to East Coast FS a.k.a. East Coast Flying Svcs (still N454A), but unused.
To XB-RUK Mario Moreno; Industrias Unidas SA (28Jan 64). As N67097 to Westernair but again unused.
Scrapped at MIA, no date.
NOTE: SNECRM is the ICAO flight plan equipment/ capabilities code meaning "PBN — RNAV system with
RNP capability;specifically indicating RNP capability (Required Navigation Performance) when
filed in Item 10b of an ICAO flight plan." [¬ Source DUCK.ai]

Martin 404 N40419 (c/n 14125). Also traded with Bruce Linwood (pre-1982). No location.
After service with TWA and Piedmont AL, went thru a series of owners/operators:
Mike McLeany; Caribbean Int'l Hotel Corp; Royal Haitian Hotel/Transport Facilities Inc (21Jun72); Int'l
Transport Leasing (24Mar77); Royal Haitian Hotel (15Jul77); Mid South AW (21Jan87).
Parted out at Port-au-Prince (PAP; HH-RHH); maybe still present in derelict state? (Source: ATDB Aero, 4-2026)
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