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| 06OCT55 | Delivered to USAF as 54-157. Subsequently served with 1608 ATW, MATS Atlantic, Charleston S.C. |
| 25JUL62 | To Mississippi Air National Guard (183 ATS, Jackson) |
| 01JAN66 | To 183 MAS. |
| 14FEB67 | To West Virginia Air National Guard (167 MAS, Martinsburg). |
| mid 72 | To Pennsylvania Air National Guard (193 Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron, Middletown-Olmstead). |
| 28MAR77 | Arrived
at MASDC, Davis Monthan and assigned MASDC Production Control Number AACK0201.
(Source: 309th AMARG Marketing & Public Affairs, MAY07) Total Time: 18,452 hours. Last periodic Depot Level Maintenance 05NOV71. |
| DEC91 | Inspected at Davis Monthan by HARS. |
| 22APR92 | Departed MASDC under tow for the Pima Air & Space Museum where the restoration by HARS was undertaken. (Source: 309th AMARG Marketing & Public Affairs, MAY07) |
| APR94 | First engine runs. |
| JUN94 | All engines run. |
| 23SEP94 | First flight from Davis-Monthan to Tucson (as N4115Q) after restoration by HARS. Fitted with tip tanks. |
| 23SEP94 | Registered VH-EAG. |
| 23JAN96 | Departed Tucson for Oakland where it was delayed for one day by a fuel leak. |
| 25JAN96 | Departed Oakland for Honolulu. |
| 27JAN96 | Departed Honolulu for Pago Pago, American Samoa. |
| 28JAN96 | Departed Pago Pago for Nadi, Fiji. |
| 03FEB96 | Departed Nadi for Sydney after a planned layover. The aircraft landed in Sydney at 1145. |
| 21FEB97 | Ownership passed from Museum of Victoria to HARS. |
| 07NOV02 | Flown to the new HARS base at Albion Park. |
The
full story of the HARS Connie
Visit the HARS Website www.hars.org.au
| Issue | Date | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 10FEB10 |
Added
more details of the restoration and delivery flight drawn from Gary
Squire's book "Bringing Connie Home".
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| 9 | 09OCT07 |
Added
five new images of VH-EAG taken at Narromine in September 2007. Thanks
to Phil Vabre for these magnificent images.
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| 8 | 05MAY07 |
Added
dates in and out of MASDC thanks to Rob Raine.
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| 7 | 31AUG04 |
Added
a new image to show progress with Connie's new hangar. Thanks to Bob
De La Hunty.
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| 6 | 02SEP03 |
Changed
base to Albion Park.
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