What became of the Greybull museum aircraft?

JohnB · **Posted:** Thu Jun 10, 2021 3:37 pm

A friend just sent me photos he took years ago of the aircraft at the aerial firefighting museum at Greybull, Wyoming.
He is an engineer and his work took him there (and a lot of other places it would be fun to visit but they are remote and most of us don't have a reason to go there).

Specifically, the H&P PB4Y-2..N6884C, ex RCAF-C119 (with jet pod on fuselage) N5216R, and a unconverted Navy P2V-7?

Just curious.

Larry Kraus · **Posted:** Thu Jun 10, 2021 7:36 pm

I have no real answer to your question, but this is the website for the museum.

https://www.museumofflight.us/

E0506A57-BE86-4EF7-A98B-C0BEA312EB92 by tanker622001, on Flickr

Here another website that may be useful

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_ ... oming.html

One of the sites in a Google search lists this phone number (307)-765-2100

Not sure if anything is still there. The last time that I was in Greybull was with DC-7 Tanker 62 in maybe 1998.

Tulio · **Joined:** Mon May 03, 2004 1:05 am **Posts:** 3236

Mornin' John.

These pictures show some of the aircraft at Greybull, on 17 April 2006.

I was given the chance and the permission, to drive all over the airport, and took pictures of mostly all the airframes there.

I cannot tell you what happened with the airplanes afterwards, though.

And since I cannot tell the difference between a P2V and a P2V-7, I may have the P2V-7 photo. If you could provide more information, as to serial number, N-number, whatever markings, to help find the P2-V7?

Saludos,

Tulio

Tulio · **Joined:** Mon May 03, 2004 1:05 am **Posts:** 3236

Here are four more images.

Tulio · **Joined:** Mon May 03, 2004 1:05 am **Posts:** 3236

This one was not uploaded earlier.

I have submitted the wrong photo, and I cannot erase it. My apologies.

Snake45 · **Joined:** Sat Apr 05, 2014 5:49 pm **Posts:** 864

I think one of the C-119s might now be at Hagerstown, but I don't know which one. It's in nice static display shape (it flew in), but I don't think there are any plans for it to ever fly again.

Larry Kraus · **Posted:** Fri Jun 11, 2021 2:38 pm

These are from Google Earth just now. I can’t tell the date that these were taken on my iPad app.

CCF06A74-2A18-4A8F-BA75-96FCE8D544AD by tanker622001, on Flickr

FFE2A6F1-8BDD-4599-8591-A53C1B57AC72 by tanker622001, on Flickr

JohnB · **Posted:** Sat Jun 12, 2021 1:40 pm

Tulio

Thanks for the photos. They are of the same ships my friend sent me and were likely taken around the same time.

About the Neptune...I call any late model Neptune (bubble cockpit, slim tip tanks and jets) a -7. That is a simplification considering many earlier models were modified, but it works for me in general conversation.
So appearance wise, they are -7s, despite what their data plate might say.

Of course here at WIX one runs the risk of a river counter/tail spotter piping in with... "Well, 24 -5s were modified to fill dash 7 standard on May 24, 1954 by..." .

Cubs2jets · **Joined:** Mon Jan 18, 2010 9:12 am **Posts:** 312

Google Earth 9/13/2014.

C2j

Tulio · **Joined:** Mon May 03, 2004 1:05 am **Posts:** 3236

John:

Next week, I will upload the Greybull Neptune photos that I have.

We'll let the Testors Brigade, identify the correct rivet patterns :drink3:

Saludos,

Tulio

Jim MacDonald · **Posted:** Sun Jun 13, 2021 3:44 am

Any chance of any of the ex-Greybull PB4Y-2s ever becoming flyable or are the all forever static bound.

Thanks,

Mac

Warbirdnerd · **Joined:** Fri Apr 30, 2004 7:34 pm **Posts:** 2923

Jim MacDonald wrote:

Any chance of any of the ex-Greybull PB4Y-2s ever becoming flyable or are the all forever static bound.

Thanks,

Mac

This one is still a flyer-https://gosshawkunlimited.com/services/restoration/consolidated-pb4y-2-privateer/

airnutz · **Posted:** Sun Jun 13, 2021 2:09 pm

Warbirdnerd wrote:

Jim MacDonald wrote:

Any chance of any of the ex-Greybull PB4Y-2s ever becoming flyable or are the all forever static bound.

Thanks,

Mac

This one is still a flyer-https://gosshawkunlimited.com/services/restoration/consolidated-pb4y-2-privateer/

http://www.gosshawkunlimited.com/services/restoration/
Hey 'Nerd, here's the corrected link of the 4Y-2 as a photo headlining the Services page. More detail in the Restoration section...

Jim MacDonald · **Posted:** Mon Jun 14, 2021 2:12 am

Thanks for the info, guys. I didn't know about that one. Hopefully someday she'll be in a complete WWII Navy configuration.

Mac

Warbird Kid · **Posted:** Mon Jun 14, 2021 8:43 am

So whats still at Greybull?

PB4Y............x2
C-119.........x6
C-97...........x7
P2V.............x9
C-130.........x5
C-45...........x1

When Collings purchased the Evergreen B-17, I always thought they were planning on building a "second wing" to double the Wings of Freedom tour. I thought they would have made some sort of deal to acquire one of the two remaining Privateers by now. Maybe throw in a A-26 or Harpoon for the medium bomber, and a TF-51, and you've got a second group. That was of course before the dark times.

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