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Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon/Bu. 37537
Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon
Bureau #: 37537
Construction #: 15-1503
Civil Registration:
  N6651D
Model(s):
  PV-2 Harpoon
Name: None
Status: Unknown
Last info: 2014
History:
Delivered to United States Navy as Bu. 37480.
  • Brought On Charge: N/A
  • Struck Off Charge: N/A
  • Stored, awaiting disposal, NAS Litchfield Park, AZ, June 12, 1946-1957.
  • Total airframe time: 70 hours
Trade-Ayer Inc, Linden Airport, NJ, 1957-1961.
  • Registered as N6651D.
Wenairco Inc, Wenatchee, WA, 1962-1974.
  • Converted to tanker configuration with fibreglass belly tank, 1962
  • Flew as tanker #F40.
Central Air Service, East Wenatchee, WA, 1974-1981.
  • Flew as tanker #E40.
Bruce Kinney/Kinney Air Tankers, Richey, MT, February 26, 1981.
  • Flew as tanker #103.
S. I. & Kim Verschoot/Custom Farm Service, Richey, MT, February 7, 1984.
Gary R. Larkins, Auburn, CA, 1984.
National Museum of Naval Aviation, NAS Pensacola, FL, May 1984-1991.
  • Displayed in blue USN scheme with no BuNo. or markings.
USS Lexington Museum, Corpus Christi, TX, 1993-2000.
  • Displayed on board carrier as USN/Bu. 37537.
Removed from U.S. Civil registry on November 12, 2014.
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