Douglas B-18A Bolo 37-469 - N56847

Douglas B-18A Bolo 37-469 - N56847 (MSN 2469) at Tucson, Arizona " One of the first production Bolos, was delivered to Wright Field in 1937 for evaluation testing. Sold as N56847, converted to crop sprayer by May 1969 stored derelict at Tucson, Arizona.... 37-469 was taken on strength in 1938, assigned to Wright Field in Dayton, OH, and used for evaluation testing. In 1942 it was declared restricted, redesignated RB-18A and relegated to utility work. After landing at Midland Field, TX on 20 June 1942. While ferrying from Wright Field, the plane sustained a mechanical failure while taxiing and suffered minor damage. In 1946 it was sold to G.H. Baldwin, who registered it as NC56847, and then in 1954 it was sold to Leo J Demers of Salem, OR, who converted it for use as a crop sprayer - duster. In that role, it passed through a few more hands until withdrawn from use and stored at Tucson, AZ in 1965. In 1969 it was acquired by Westernair of Albuquerque, NM, and stored at Albuquerque. While in storage it was sold to Dennis Hock, and in March 1971 it was ferried to the Air Force Museum where it was eventually restored, with the markings of a B-18 of the 38th Reconnaissance Squadron in 1939. This aircraft has an incorrect dorsal turret, which the museum has been attempting to locate a replacement for many years

38th Acquired Albuquerque Arizona Assigned Attempting Bolo Converted Dayton Declared Delivered Derelict Dorsal Duster Evaluation Eventually Failure Ferried Ferrying Hock Incorrect Locate Markings Mechanical Midland Passed Reconnaissance Redesignated Registered Relegated Replacement Restricted Salem Sprayer Stored Suffered Sustained Taxiing Tucson Turret Utility Withdrawn

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