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XT-29, s/n 49-1911 (MSN 179). Converted to VT-29A. Assigned All Weather Section, Flight Test Division, Wright Air Development Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH. Used to evaluate the aircraft for all-weather flying capabilities 29 August 1951 to 12 March 1952. Last served with 162nd TFS, 178th TFG, Springfield Municipal Airport, OH. To MASDC as TB039 Sep 6, 1974. Declared excess 16 September 1975. To Dross Metals Inc 7 April 1977 for scrapping.

Didn't notice it until now. The date cannot be correct. Official data has c/n (MSN) as being built 3 March 1950 and delivered to USAF 25 April 1950. Possibly someone reversed that date and we thus have 1 July 1950 instead which would fit since the aircraft was in service No 2750 ABW at that date. From the buzz code it also looks like the aircraft was designated T-29 or even T-29A when the photo was taken. Stig

XT-29, s/n 49-1910 (MSN 169) converted to CT-29A. Last served with 170th TFS, 183rd TFG, Capital Airport, Springfield, IL. To MASDC 26 June 1975. Declared excess 16 September 1975. To civil registry 11 March 1977 as N39407 with Hamilton Aviation Co., then CP-1330 with Frigorificos Reyes. WFU and stored 1979.

If the date is correct, the aircraft has not yet made its first flight, which happened 22 Sep 1949! It was listed as a T-29A as built 10 March 1950 and delivered to USAF on 24 April 1950 The conversion to CT-29A took place 10 July 1959. According to Air Britain the registration N39407 was NTU and aircraft delivered straight to Frigorificos on 11 March 1977. This is supported by MASDC documents which also states the same thing. Perhaps Hamilton was only a go-between? It seems the aircraft was w/o around 1979 Check this site aerospotter.blogspot.com/2008/11/convairs-bolivianos.html Stig

Identity of the model is revealed elsewhere in the SDASM collection, Miss Lucille Thomas.