Douglas DC-4 C-54 Skymaster

Douglas DC-4 C-54 Skymaster

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08/31/2007. Remarks by Jack McKillop: "This aircraft was built as a C-54A-DO, s/n 41-37272 and was delivered to the USAAF on February 8, 1943. To US Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) in 1946 as N79000. Sold to Eastern Air Lines April 11, 1951 with fleet number 721. Sold to Aero Leases, Inc., May 1955 and leased to Grimley Engineering and then Northwest Airlines in June 1955.

It was leased to Transocean Airlines of Los Angeles, California, for one flight in February 28, 1959. Sold to World Airways of Atlanta, Georgia, in 1959; to California Airmotive in 1960 and leased to Global Aviation during 1960 and then leased to President Airlines October 1960 to 1961. Sold to German airline Continentale of Hamburg, Germany, in May 1961 and registered D-ADAM.

Sold to Aviation Traders in July 1963 as G-ASKN and converted to an ATL-98 Carvair and assigned new s/n 13. After conversion, sold to British United Air Ferries on February 2, 1964. Sold to the Gabon airline SOACO (Société Anonyme de Construction) in June 1976 and registered TR-LWP. Withdrawn from use in 1978 and subsequently scrapped at Brazzaville."


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08/31/2007. Remarks by Jack McKillop: "This aircraft was built as a C-54A-DO, s/n 41-37272 and was delivered to the USAAF on February 8, 1943. To US Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) in 1946 as N79000. Sold to Eastern Air Lines April 11, 1951 with fleet number 721. Sold to Aero Leases, Inc., May 1955 and leased to Grimley Engineering and then Northwest Airlines in June 1955. It was leased to Transocean Airlines of Los Angeles, California, for one flight in February 28, 1959. Sold to World Airways of Atlanta, Georgia, in 1959; to California Airmotive in 1960 and leased to Global Aviation during 1960 and then leased to President Airlines October 1960 to 1961. Sold to German airline Continentale of Hamburg, Germany, in May 1961 and registered D-ADAM. Sold to Aviation Traders in July 1963 as G-ASKN and converted to an ATL-98 Carvair and assigned new s/n 13. After conversion, sold to British United Air Ferries on February 2, 1964. Sold to the Gabon airline SOACO (Société Anonyme de Construction) in June 1976 and registered TR-LWP. Withdrawn from use in 1978 and subsequently scrapped at Brazzaville."