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| At Berlin-Tempelhof just two months prior to being retired by the USAF (Ralf Manteufel) | Prior to restoration by the Pima Air and Space Museum in January 1986 (RM Pettersen) | What a difference! Beautifully restored and polished for display in September 2002 (RM Pettersen) |
- Final registration - 48-614
- Delivered to USAF February 1949 as C-121A 48-614
- Flew the Westover AFB-Rhein-Main route in support of the Berlin Airlift
- Converted to a VC-121A ~1950
- Personal aircraft of General Eisenhower as SHAPE Commander June 1951 to March 1952
- Named "Columbine" during this period and based at Paris-Orly
- To 1254 ATW at Washington National Airport in ~1960
- To USAF Europe as VIP transport 1962
- Retired by USAF and flown to Davis Monthan AFB for storage June 1967
- To USAF Museum 1968 and loaned to Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson, AZ
- Restored by museum March 1989 to August 1990 and on display as "Columbine I"
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