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| Originally delivered to USN in September 1953, served with Wyoming ANG from October 1963 to May 1972 as "City of Wyoming" (USAF Photo) | Photographed at Berlin's Tempelhof Airport in July 1970 after what was probably a long trans-Atlantic flight (Peter Seemann) | Retired by the USAF in May 1978, the aircraft spent 12 years in storage before being sold to Aerochago in 1990 (Gerald Helmer) |
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| On final approach for Miami International Airport on June 5, 1990 before the ban on Dominican operators in 1993 (Aad van der Voet) | Stored in Santo Domingo in April 1994, shortly after cessation of operations by Dominican cargo airline Aerochago (Andy Martin) | Acquired in September 2000 and ferried from Santo Domingo to Avra Valley, AZ, where it arrived on January 7, 2001 (RM Pettersen) |
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| Unable to obtain a std airworthiness certificate from the FAA, SCFA suspended restoration of N105CF in September 2002 (RM Pettersen) | Stripped of most useful spares in this September 2008 photo, the future of this aircraft was very much in doubt (RM Pettersen) | Disassembly for shipment to Dynamic Avation headquarters in Bridgewater, Virginia began in March 2016 (Björn Kannengiesser) |
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| Loaded on lowboy trailer at Avra Valley in March 2016 awaiting overland journey to Virginia (Boneyard Safari Photo) | The fuselage was too long to be transported by road from Arizona to Virginia and had to be cut (RM Pettersen) |
A wing section sits in front of a Dynamic parts warehouse where useful components are removed for cleaning and inspection (RM Pettersen) |
- Current registration - N105CF
- Delivered to US Navy September 1953 as R7V-1 BuN 131636
- To USAF C-121G 54-4062 June 1958
- To Wyoming ANG "City of Jackson Hole" October 1963
- To USAF Reserves Homestead AFB May 1972
- To 552 AEW Wg McClellan AFB February 1973
- Back to Homestead AFB March 1976
- Retired and flown to Davis Monthan AFB May 1978 for storage
- Reportedly to Ralph Payne in 1987 but not registered
- To DMI Aviation November 1989 as N2114Z
- To Aerochago January 1990 as HI-583CT
- Stored at Santo Domingo, DR March 1993 after FAA banned Dominican cargo carriers from operating in the US
- Flew 1997 when Frank Lang provided training to a Dominican pilot
- To Super Constellation Flyers Association (SCFA) September 2000 and registered N105CF October 2000
- Restored for a ferry flight Santo Domingo to Opa Locka, FL on November 7, 2000
- Ferried Opa Locka to Conroe, TX January 4, 2001 where aircraft was forced to land for engine and hydraulic system repairs
- Ferried Conroe to Avra Valley, AZ January 7, 2001
- Restoration well underway August 2002 when the SCFA suspended efforts due to their inability to obtain a standard airworthiness certificate from the FAA
- Stored at Avra Valley Airport
- Remaining engines shipped to Switzerland early 2006
- For sale in 2007
- Appears to be stripped of useful spares. Radome, cowlings, prop and miscellaneous parts gone by October 16, 2007
- Sold to the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS) early 2010
- HARS planned on moving the aircraft to Australia, where it would be restored for static display
- Acquired by Dynamic Aviation October 2015
- Disassembly began in March 2016
- Fuselage cut in two and wings/empennage removed
- Transported to Bridgewater, VA where parts are being harvested
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