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08/12/2006. Remarks by Jack McKillop: "This is the one and only C-5 and was manufactured because of serious noise problems in the C-54GM, DC-4M and C-4 North Stars. The problem was that the exhaust gases from the Rolls-Royce Merlin liquid cooled engines were discharging the hot exhaust gases toward the fuselage. This C-5 cured that problem by using Pratt & Whitney R-2800 radial engines. The aircraft was delivered to the RCAF on July 29, 1950, s/n 17524. The s/n was changed to 10000 on February 17, 1951. The aircraft was specially outfitted for the transportation of VIPs and was used to transport the Canadian Prime Minister, the Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh and numerous other dignitaries on various high profile missions. It spent all of its service with No. 412 (Transport) Squadron, Air Transport Command, based at RCAF Station Rockcliffe, Ontario, Canada (August 1950-August 1955) and RCAF Station Uplands, Ontario (September 1955-April 1966). It served faithfully for 17 years before being retired and sold in the US and registered N17599. The aircraft was withdrawn from use and scrapped at Long Beach, California, USA."