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| Keywords: Consolidated PB4Y-2 Naval Aviation Museum.jpg A Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer BuNo 66261 of the U S National Museum of Naval Aviation Pensacola Florida USA It was accepted by the U S Navy on 14 September 1945 and almost immediately placed in long term storage at Naval Air Facility Litchfield Park Arizona Returned to service in 1952 and redesignated a P4Y-2G the aircraft was assigned to the U S Coast Guard initially operating with the Coast Guard Air Detachments at Midway Islands until transferred to the Coast Guard Air Detachment at Naval Air Station Barbers Point Hawaii in 1953 From 1957 it was assigned to the Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco California It was sold and served on the ground to be used for spare parts to support other Privateers flying as aerial tankers to fight forest fires In the early 1980s Hawkins and Powers Aviation of Greybull Wyoming decided to return the aircraft to flying condition and made the decision to donate it to the then Naval Aviation Museum where it arrived in 1983 U S Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No 1983 004 001 http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/objects/common/webmedia php irn 38891 1983-01-17 U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy Taken with Nikon D100 Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer Aircraft at National Museum of Naval Aviation Hawkins Powers Aviation Number 514 on vehicles | ||||
