This C-54 was once owned by Central Air Service and operated as fire fighter in the 1970s. Code 102 and the fire retardant drop tank located on the underside of the belly are a remainder of that time. This drop tank however was later removed but the aircraft remained stored at the Dempsay farm airstrip.

K25 slide scan. Built 1944 as C-54E 44-9150 for USAAF. Retired to MASDC 1972. Civilianized as N8049H, Central Air Service N816D 1979, stored by 1990. Registered to Maricopa Aircraft Inc. 2000, later ferried to Dempsay Farm airstrip, Rantoul, KS for further storage, cancelled 2018.

Delivered to the USAAF as 44-9150 in 1945. Renamed to USAF in 1947. Stored at Davis-Monthan AFB with park code CC202 in 1971. To Allied Aircraft in 1978 and registered as N8049H in 1979. To Central Air Service in 1981, converted to a fire bomber and reregistered as N816D in 1983. Stored at Highland Farm, Rantoul, KS by 2001.

K25 slide scan. Built 1944 as C-54E 44-9150 for USAAF. Retired to MASDC 1972. Civilianized as N8049H, Central Air Service N816D 1979, stored by 1990. Registered to Maricopa Aircraft Inc. 2000, later ferried to Dempsay Farm airstrip, Rantoul, KS for further storage, cancelled 2018.