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Leased by Italian operator Alisud in 1963 for a Naples - Palermo car ferry service which was apparently not successful. Aircraft returned to British United Air Ferries in February 1964. Basic BUAF livery with green Alisud titles. Photo by: Richard Goring

A leisurely departure from 24 for "Big Joe". Became 9Q-CTI and destroyed at Kinshasa in September 1995.

Photographer: Martin Siegrist. K25 slide scan. Built as C-54A 42-72277 for USAAF, further registrations NC12491, LN-HAU, N1221V, LX-BBP. Its career as Carvair began on 29 July 1963 when it first flew as conversion #10 from Stansted as G-ASKG for Channel Air Bridge. Leased immediately to Alisud , returned to BUAF 1964. Leased to Air Ferry 1965 to 1966. Cie Air Transport F-BRPT 1969, TAR 1972, BAF G-ASKG 1973. SOACO TR-LUP 1975, Aero Service TN-ADX past 1980, stored Brazzaville. Overhauled 1993 for EclAir as 9Q-CTI, Transair Cargo 1995. Scrapped Kinshasa 1995.

Captain boarding "Big Joe" at Southend. Became 9Q-CTI and destroyed at Kinshasa in September 1995.

Converted to ATL-98 Carvair in 1963 and flew with British United Air Ferries as G-ASKG. Its last assignment was with Transair cargo as 9Q-CTI and then scrapped at Kinshasa, Zaire by September 1995.

Carvair conversion no.10 from Douglas C-54 c/n 10382. Engine-start for its return service to Southend.

The French operator T.A.R. was closely linked to British Air Ferries, here 'Big Joe' taxies to the western end of Southend's main runway.

Big Joe catches a little gust over the threshold at Southend, T.A.R, B.A.F, and Aviation Traders who converted the Carvairs from DC-4s cooperated closely

Classic Southend apron scene in the later days of Carvair operation, with 'Big Joe' heading a line of four. This aircraft ended her time as 9Q-CTI, destroyed at Kinshasa in 9.95

This, the 10th Carvair conversion, was delivered to BUAF in 8.63 but immediately went to work with Alisud in Italy for six months. Changing name from "Channel Bridge" to "Big Joe" when BUAF became BAF in 1967, she was bought by TAR in 3.69 but leased back in 4.72, reverting to G-ASKG with BAF in 3.73. To Congo 2.75; broken up as 9Q-CTI at Kinshasa in 1995