Douglas DC-4

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08/31/2006. Remarks by Jack McKillop: "This aircraft was delivered to the USAAF on December 14, 1944 as C-54B-1-DC Skymaster, s/n 42-72389. Douglas purchased this C-54 on January 25, 1946, converted it to a DC-4 civilian airliner and sold it to Western Air Lines on September 21, 1946 registered NC88722. On January 1, 1949, the "C" was dropped from the registration and it became N88722. American Airlines purchased the aircraft on January 18, 1956 and leased it to Slick Airways on April 5 1956; Slick purchased the aircraft on December 20, 1958.

On June 30, 1959, it was sold to Canada's Yukon Construction Company registered CF-LOG and transferred to Yukon Mining and Engineering in 1960. Further sales were to Northair Transport in 1964 and the Yukon Construction Company in 1966. The final sale was to Transair Ltd. in 1968 who reregistered it CF-TAP.

The aircraft was scrapped in Oakland, California, USA, in 1973."


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08/31/2006. Remarks by Jack McKillop: "This aircraft was delivered to the USAAF on December 14, 1944 as C-54B-1-DC Skymaster, s/n 42-72389. Douglas purchased this C-54 on January 25, 1946, converted it to a DC-4 civilian airliner and sold it to Western Air Lines on September 21, 1946 registered NC88722. On January 1, 1949, the "C" was dropped from the registration and it became N88722. American Airlines purchased the aircraft on January 18, 1956 and leased it to Slick Airways on April 5 1956; Slick purchased the aircraft on December 20, 1958. On June 30, 1959, it was sold to Canada's Yukon Construction Company registered CF-LOG and transferred to Yukon Mining and Engineering in 1960. Further sales were to Northair Transport in 1964 and the Yukon Construction Company in 1966. The final sale was to Transair Ltd. in 1968 who reregistered it CF-TAP. The aircraft was scrapped in Oakland, California, USA, in 1973."