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'''Notes:'''
It was originally USAF, Serial Number Unknown.

== Operational History ==
23 Aug 1945 - Accepted into inventory from USAF. 
''23 Aug 1945 - May have been temporarily placed in [[Overhaul & Repair Facility Norfolk]]''. 
Oct 1945 - Sent to [[Overhaul & Repair Facility Norfolk]] for "minor repairs" 
Jul 1946 - Sent to [[Overhaul & Repair Facility San Diego]]. 
Sep 1946 - Assigned to the operational pool in San Diego. 
Oct 1946 - Assigned to [[VU-7]]. 
Sep 1948 - Sent to [[Overhaul & Repair Facility San Diego]] 
22 Sep 1949 - Sent to [[Overhaul & Repair Facility Norfolk]] 
May 1950 - In open storage at [[Litchfield Park Storage Facility]], standard rework not required. 
3 Feb 1951 - Sent to [[Overhaul & Repair Facility San Diego]] for modernization. 
21 Mar 1951 - Modernization process begun. 
29 Jun 1951 - Modernization complete, awaiting assignment. 
6 Jul 1951 - Assigned to [[FASRON 691]] for Surface Transport. 
14 Jul 1951 - Assigned to [[VU-7]], Detachment A at Barber's Point with Utility status, aging. 
20 Feb 1953 - Status change to Utility, Non-aging with VU-7. 
18 Mar 1953 - Status change to Utility, Aging with VU-7. 
1 Dec 1953 - Assigned to [[FASRON 117]] for transport for Rework. 
7 Dec 1953 - FASRON 117 begins transport. 
22 Dec 1953 - FASRON 117 completes transport. 
28 Dec 1953 - Assigned to [[Overhaul & Repair Facility San Diego]] for rework, Progressive Maintenance-Conversion, non-flyable. 
2 Feb 1954 - Assigned to [[Overhaul & Repair Facility Norfolk]] for rework, transferred by flight. 
4 Feb 1954 - Received by O&R Norfolk. 
6 Apr 1954 - Overhaul started at O&R Norfolk. 
30 Jun 1954 - Overhaul complete, awaiting assignment. 
9 Sep 1954 - Assigned to [[VU-4]] at Chincoteague with status Utility, Aging. 
8 Jun 1955 - Status change to Utility, non-aging. Grounded due to structural reasons. ''(This suggests an accident)'' 
19 Jul 1955 - Status change to Utility, aging. Still grounded due to structural reasons. 
31 Aug 1955 - Status changed to flyable condition, Utility, Aging. 
29 Dec 1955 - Grounded due to structural reasons, status changed to Utility, non-aging. 
30 Dec 1955 - Assigned to [[Overhaul & Repair Facility Norfolk]] for repair. 
9 Jan 1956 - Repairs started at O&R Norfolk, grounded due to structural reasons. 
29 Feb 1956 - Assigned to [[VU-4]] at Chincoteague, status Utility, Non-Aging. 
6 Jun 1956 - Status change to Utility, Aging 
1 May 1957 - Status change to Utility, non-aging. 
23 May 1957 - Status change to Utility, aging. 
30 Jul 1957 - Flown to [[Overhaul & Repair Facility Norfolk]] for Overhaul. 
14 Oct 1957 - Overhaul started at O&R Norfolk. 
21 Apr 1958 - Overhaul completed pending flight check. 
28 May 1958 - Awaiting assignment at O&R Norfolk. 
3 Jun 1958 - Assigned to [[VU-10]] at Guantanamo Bay with Utility status. 
5 Jun 1959 - Assigned to [[VU-10]] Detachment at Jacksonville, FL. 
3 Aug 1959 - Assigned to [[VU-10]] at Guantanamo Bay. 
21 Sep 1959 - Awaiting decision to strike due to damage with VU-10. 
30 Sep 1959 - Struck from inventory due to damage with 4,486 air frame hours.

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==Accidents==
Service history implies 2 separate accidents in 1955, one in Jun 1955 and the other in Dec 1955. 
21 Sep 1959 - Suffered an accident with [[VU-10]] which caused the plane to be written off.

==Crew==
No Known Crew at this time.

==Disposition==

==Images==

==Sources==
*US Navy Aircraft History Cards

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