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c/n 20061. Built 1955. US military serial 54-0612. On display at the March Field Museum, Riverside, CA, USA. 28-2-2016

The following history comes from the excellent museum website:- “Manufactured by Fairchild Aircraft, Hagerstown, MD, and was delivered to the Air Force on December 20, 1955 at Ardmore AFB, OK. It served at the following locations: Feb 1956 - To 309th Troop Carrier (Assault) Group (TAC), Ardmore AFB OK May 1956 - To 60th Troop Carrier (M) Wing (USAFE), Dreux AB France Jul 1958 - To 2584th Air Reserve Flying Center (AFRES), Memphis MAP TN Aug 1958 - To 2589th Air Reserve Flying Center (AFRES), Dec 1958 - To 445th Troop Carrier Wing (AFRES), Dobbins AFB GA. Jun 1963 - To 918th Troop Carrier Wing (AFRES), Dobbins AFB GA May 1965 - To 1st Air Commando Wing (TAC), Hurlburt Field FL Aug 1965 - To 1127th Field Activities Squadron (USAFE), Leopoldville AP Congo Apr 1966 - To 1st Air Commando Wing (TAC), England AFB LA Jun 1967 - To Fairchild, Hagerstown MD (converted to C-123K) Aug 1967 - Returned to 1st Air Commando Wing Mar 1968 - Unit became 1st Special Operations Wing (assignments to Lockbourne AFB OH) Aug 1969 - Unit moved to Hurlburt Field FL Jan 1972 - To 906th Tactical Airlift Group (AFRES), Lockbourne AFB OH Jun 1975 - To 355th Tactical Airlift Squadron (AFRES), Lockbourne (later Rickenbacker) AFB OH Sep 1981 - Dropped from USAF inventory by transfer to school or museum

It made its last flight into March Field in 1981.”
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Source Fairchild C-123K Provider ’54-612 / IE’
Author Alan Wilson from Stilton, Peterborough, Cambs, UK
Camera location33° 53′ 06.28″ N, 117° 16′ 02.22″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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