NAME TP - M# SER - BLK - MF

SERIAL #

AF

GRP

SQN

SC C/N V#-P

PHOTO CREDITS

"987"

C

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- 44-52987 ~ ~ ~ ~ 111 00-3

N/A

Original S/N 44-39308 - Shown on Assembly Line

Info Contributor - Al Blue
Ten aircraft [44-39299 thru 44-39308] were serialized, on the factory floor during production, as a carry-on from the last block of C-87s. There was a disconnect between the Line and the Contract Office and the serial numbers were put on in error. The records were never in error; the factory mistake was not carried over into any official serial listing that I know of. These were converted from bomber (in this case B-24J) components on the FW assembly line. Waist window openings have been retained and doors are UP, not down as might be expected.
Re-Serialized [44-52978 thru 44-52987]

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