Originally Posted by
ConnieLover
Thanks, megan, for the info! This airplane really had quite an interesting career!
It's worth checking out Joe Baugher's site - as well as that quoted history of NC33317, others from that same batch of USAAF C-53s became "Flagship Albany", "Flagship Bridgeport", "Flagship Charleston", "Flagship Douglas", "Flagship Elkins", "Flagship New Haven", "Flagship Washington" and the rather oddly named "Flagship Bn45" (reported elsewhere as "Flagship Battle Creek", which seems more feasible), with similarly chequered histories.
1942 USAAF Serial Numbers (42-57213 to 42-70685)