How many C/KC-97 type aircraft are still around?

wingman1 · **Posted:** Tue Jan 03, 2012 7:44 pm

How many C/KC-97 type aircraft are still around?
flying or not, partail airframes or whole.

i saw one in El-Passo in 1990 at an airshow, i was wondering if anyone knew which one it was, or had a picture of that aircraft? (from 1990 or not, it's ok)

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i forgott about the Registry here, but i am wondering is they any that might not be listed?

-edit #2- change thread title to include all C-97 types.

Pat Carry · **Posted:** Tue Jan 03, 2012 8:48 pm

Right off the top of my head, here are four: Berlin Airlift Foundation www.spiritoffreedom.org , NMUSAF www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/fa ... asp?id=374 , Pima Air & Space Museum www.pimaair.org/collection-detail.php?cid=34 and Castle Air Museum www.castleairmuseum.org/boeing_kc97l.html

wingman1 · **Posted:** Tue Jan 03, 2012 9:08 pm

Pat Carry wrote:

Right off the top of my head, here are four: Berlin Airlift Foundation http://www.spiritoffreedom.org , NMUSAF http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsh ... asp?id=374 , Pima Air & Space Museum http://www.pimaair.org/collection-detail.php?cid=34 and Castle Air Museum http://www.castleairmuseum.org/boeing_kc97l.html

i am thinking the the Berlin Airlift one might be the one i saw in 1990

http://www.spiritoffreedom.org/c97.html

it was in the aera at the time. :drink3:

67N20 · **Posted:** Tue Jan 03, 2012 9:25 pm

Spotted this one at Chaunute Air Museum in Rantoul, Illinois on 7-4-2010:

kalamazookid · **Posted:** Tue Jan 03, 2012 9:43 pm

This is how the Grissom Air Museum KC-97 looked last time I was there in 2009:

The Inspector · **Posted:** Tue Jan 03, 2012 9:46 pm

What about the 'saw a lady in half' C-97/377 Clay Lacey was working on in Wyoming?

Tanker 336 · **Posted:** Tue Jan 03, 2012 9:54 pm

Here's a couple more KC-97 links.

http://www.ruudleeuw.com/greybull.htm

http://www.dhc-2.com/Monthan_Memories.html

JohnB · **Posted:** Tue Jan 03, 2012 10:09 pm

Dyess has one.
Beale has one.
SAC Museum has one.
The MAC museum has one...
There is one in wisconsin and IIRC, Oregon...and I'm sure a few others.

And a couple of Guppy's around.

Clay Lacey's is going to the Seattle MoF

Travisd80elcam · **Posted:** Tue Jan 03, 2012 11:00 pm

Im sure this may have been asked before. But how come someone hasn't tried to pick up one of the ones from the photos in Greybull? or the PBY4's for that matter?

m50a1ontos · **Posted:** Tue Jan 03, 2012 11:10 pm

There's the VC-97 in the boneyard at China Lake.

The Inspector · **Posted:** Wed Jan 04, 2012 12:25 am

Interesting that 25% of the VC-97's survive. Only 4 converted 1 YC-97A, 2 VC-97A, and 1 YC-97B (later changed to C-97D)

maxum96 · **Posted:** Wed Jan 04, 2012 1:42 am

53-283 is in Colorado Springs, CO. as a restaurant.

WallyB · **Posted:** Wed Jan 04, 2012 9:43 am

http://www.oldprops.ukhome.net/C97%20Census.htm

Says up to date as of May 2011.

Pat Carry · **Posted:** Wed Jan 04, 2012 10:00 am

WallyB wrote:

http://www.oldprops.ukhome.net/C97%20Census.htm

Says up to date as of May 2011.

Perhaps the creator of that list needs to take another look. It shows one at the Florence Air Museum. That place has been closed for what, 15 years?

b29driver · **Posted:** Wed Jan 04, 2012 11:49 am

One at Air Force Museum, I delivered it there.

I took a couple more to DM. Every time that I drink a Coors Light I wonder :drinkers:

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