| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N59952 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-4 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-4 (C-54/R5D/Skymaster) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C54B-DC |
| C/n (msn): | 10528 |
| Operator Titles: | World Airways |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Oakland - Metropolitan Oakland InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KOAK IATA: OAK Local: OAK Other: - |
| Photo Date: | August 1954 to January 1955 |
| Photo by: | Ed Coates / CAHS |
| Photo ID: | 189199 |
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Ex USAAF C-54B 42-72423, to Douglas in 1946 as NC88723 and converted to C54B-DC (civilianised). To Braniff as NC59952 in 1947, damaged in landing accident at Dallas on 15 May 1953. Sold to Ed Daly (owner of World Airways) in Jun 1953 and repaired, then briefly leased to World Airways 21 Aug 1954 to 25 Jan 1955, as seen here. Sold to Air Charter Ltd. in the UK as G-ANYB and converted into the Carvair prototype in Jun 1961. Operated by Channel Air Bridge and British United Air Ferries until withdrawn from use on 5 March 1967. Stored at Lydd, UK and broken up there circa July 1970. Photo from: Civil Aviation Historical Society, Melbourne, Australia This photo is copyright © Ed Coates / CAHS, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 1 December 2019, and has since been viewed 587 times. |