- Final registration - N608AS
- First flight October 11, 1948
- Delivered to USAF November 1948 as 48-608
- Converted on assembly line to the only VC-121B for VIP use
- Named "Dewdrop" for the anticipated win by Thomas Dewey. When Truman won the election, he kept his VC-118
- Flew VIP missions during its USAF career
- Retired by USAF and flown to Davis Monthan AFB for storage in April 1968 after removal of interior furnishings
- Sold to Kolar, Inc at DoD auction on June 17, 1971
- To Aero Tech, Inc on September 23, 1971
- To Aviation Specialties, Inc on September 26, 1972 for conversion as an agricultural sprayer
- Registered N608AS on March 26, 1973
- Stored at Mesa, AZ late 1976 to early 1979 and then again in 1981
- To Globe Air, Inc April 1981 and for sale for $84,000 early 1982
- Sold to Tom Woodward at the Globe Air Auction October 1985
- Ferried from Mesa to Tucson-Ryan Field July 19, 1986
- Sold to Harry Oliver February 21, 1990
- Used as a source of spares for the restoration of N9463/48-610 "Columbine II" in 1989
- Stored at Ryan Field in derelict condition until scrapped on January 11, 2002
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