
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | G-AOFW |
Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-4 |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-4 (C-54/R5D/Skymaster) |
Aircraft Version: | Aviation Traders ATL-98 Carvair |
Manufacturers: | Douglas / Aviation Traders |
C/n (msn): | 10351 (12) |
Operator Titles: | British Air Ferries - BAF |
Aircraft Name: | Big John |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | SouthendMap |
Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGMC IATA: SEN Local: - Other: - |
Photo Date: | March 1973 |
Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
Photo ID: | 19154 |
Photo Comment |
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Beginning life as a USAAF C-54 in 1944 then serving Pan Am and Alitalia among others after DC-4 modification, the airframe arrived in the UK as G-AOFW with Air Charter in 1955. Emerging as a Carvair in 2.64, she served Iberia and Aviaco briefly before her BUAF career This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 18 November 2017, and has since been viewed 1107 times. |