bobdaley Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 (edited) Has anyone been to Greybull WY in awhile? This is a google earth image from last year. None of them are registered any more. The 6 visible herks are from the left The grey one is 3220 ex 57-0513 ex N8230H The next 2 wingless are 3218 ex 57-0511 ex N134HP and 3166 ex 57-0459 ex N135HP Then the green one almost in one piece is 3115 ex 56-0507 ex N132HP The one looking like it is held down by tires is 3143 ex 56-0535 ex N133FF And the one with just the forward fuselage is 3537 ex 58-0740. Anyone able to update this and has anyone heard what they plan to do with them? Looks like beer cans to me. Thanks Bob It appears that 57-0459 is to the left of 57-0511! Edited February 27, 2015 by bobdaley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdaley Posted February 25, 2015 Author Share Posted February 25, 2015 (edited) darn the pic for 3537 did not load, I'll try again Edited February 25, 2015 by Casey Fixed attachment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Podboy Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Also, what’s the point in painting some of the engine cowlings red? Seems like a waist of good paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMPTestFE Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Is that a B-29 or B-50 at the bottom of the first pic??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdaley Posted February 25, 2015 Author Share Posted February 25, 2015 Hawkins and Powers had their aircraft painted red and white. Hence red cowlings. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdaley Posted February 25, 2015 Author Share Posted February 25, 2015 Pretty sure that is a C-97. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMPTestFE Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 I saw the C-97s, but the one to the south I couldn't tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdaley Posted February 26, 2015 Author Share Posted February 26, 2015 Here is a pic of the whole yard. Only 4 engine planes I can see are all C-97's. Anyone see something else? Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerfManJ Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Yep, those all look like C-97s. But what about those 4-engine planes just to the south, between the C-119s? They look too small to be C-97s and the fuselage is too slender. Any ideas? [ATTACH=CONFIG]4684[/ATTACH] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdaley Posted February 26, 2015 Author Share Posted February 26, 2015 Oh I got you now. That is or was a firefighting museum, maybe closed. The airplanes you asked about are PB-4Y2 old Navy Patrol bombers used to fight forest fires. They were based on USAAC B-24's Bob between your question and Google Earth I spent the afternoon on GE and in the books, I actually found out that H&P had 9 C/KC-97's. One went to the Minn ANG Museum, One to the Berlin Airlift Museum and the last 7 are still there rotting away. Good way to spend the afternoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jflimbach Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 I was down there a while back in 2013 surveying 0459 for a customer and noticed 57-0511 sitting next to it and went over for a look. Was interested because I fly a lot on 0512 (N118TG). The history on it as was related to me is that the ANG flew it to PDM and then it went straight to the boneyard. Hawkins & Powers got it out of the boneyard and used it as a pilot trainer but never screwed with the structure or put a drop tank in it. Then they parked it there in Greybull. When I looked at it, the interior of the airplane looked like it had just rolled off the production line. The cargo compartment was pristine, likewise the cockpit. Even had that "new airplane smell". If it has a good center wing, it could certainly be a flyer again with less work than it took to rebuild 118TG, 119TG, or 121TG. But the key thing, obviously, is the condition of the center wing.[ATTACH=CONFIG]4685[/ATTACH] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cynthjohnson Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 If you ever need pics I live in Greybull. Would be happy to help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdaley Posted February 28, 2015 Author Share Posted February 28, 2015 That would be great. You can post or send any Herk pictures you get a chance to take. If you are at the airport, if you could verify the tail numbers of the 6 we think are still there, that would be great. Thanks Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graywolf88 Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Also, what’s the point in painting some of the engine cowlings red? Seems like a waist of good paint. Possibly the red cowlings came off of something already painted red. The radome one one of them has a half red paint pattern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerfManJ Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Oh I got you now. That is or was a firefighting museum, maybe closed. The airplanes you asked about are PB-4Y2 old Navy Patrol bombers used to fight forest fires. They were based on USAAC B-24's Bob between your question and Google Earth I spent the afternoon on GE and in the books, I actually found out that H&P had 9 C/KC-97's. One went to the Minn ANG Museum, One to the Berlin Airlift Museum and the last 7 are still there rotting away. Good way to spend the afternoon. Thanks, Bob. Good call on the PB-4Y2s. There are a lot of fun places to search for old planes on Google Earth. I personally like to check out Edwards AFB and NASA Armstrong (formerly Dryden) periodically. They always have some one-of-a-kind airframes out in the sun. Like the F-16XL and F-15 ACTIVE at these coordinates [34.953865, -117.884046]. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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