Bureau #: 37276
Construction #:
  15-1242
Civil Registration:
  N7272C

Model(s):
  PV-2 Harpoon
Name: Bad To The Bone
Status: Restoration
Last info: 2019

History:
Delivered to United States Navy as Bu. 37276.

• Brought On Charge: N/A
• Struck Off Charge: N/A
• Stored, awaiting disposal, NAS Litchfield Park, AZ, August 18, 1954-1957.

John B. Rosenthal, Hillsboro, CA, August 21, 1957-1958.

• Registered as N7272C.

E. D. Weiner, Van Nuys, CA, February 15, 1963.
Aero Enterprises Inc, Anchorage, AK,August 22, 1963.
Donaire Inc, Phoenix, AZ, February 9, 1964-1966.
Clarks Aerial Services, Brownfield, TX, June 9, 1966-1977.
Brownfield Aerial Inc, Brownfield, TX, October 7, 1977.
Oklahoma Aircraft Corp, Yukon, OK, March 21, 1979.
John J. Rutkosky/Flagler Beach Aero, Flagler Beach, CA, December 7, 1979.
R & R Land & Investment, Laurel, MS, December 7, 1979-1980.
Arbor Air, Columbus, NEe, August 6, 1980-1988.

• Operated as sprayer.

John W. Hirth/Hirth Air Tankers, Dothan, AL, (later Buffalo, WY), May 1988-1998.

• Operated as sprayer.

Constance C. Hirth, Buffalo, WY, March 9, 1998-2005.

• Withdrawn from use and placed in open storage, Buffalo, WY, 1991-2018.

Aubie Pearman, Tupelo, MS, May 2005-2008.

• Purchased at auction.

Free Flite LLC, Felton, DE, June 6, 2011-2016.
Auburn D. Pearman, Pontotoc, MS, 2016-2017.
Vintage Aviation Museum, Woods Cross, UT, 2017-2018.

• Remained stored at Buffalo, WY as of 2018.
• Restoration of controls surfaces begun.

Vintage Aviation Museum, Salem, OR, 2019.

• Under restoration to airworthy.
• Named Bad To The Bone.