| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 56505 |
| Military Code: | FN-505 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-4 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-4 (C-54/R5D/Skymaster) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas R5D-3 Skymaster |
| C/n (msn): | 10665 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Unit Markings: | Fleet Air Service Squadron 107 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Glasgow - PrestwickMap |
| Region / Country: | Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGPK IATA: PIK Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 16 August 1959 |
| Photo from: | McIntyre Collection (via Tim Martin) |
| Photo ID: | 414320 |
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Built for the USAF as C-54D 42-72560 and flew on the Berlin Air Lift as such. In post-1945 USN service it was assigned to the 1958 'Operation Deep Freeze' in Antarctica which may have been when it acquired the belly mounted device. Retired to MASDC in 1966 then registered as N67041 in 1975 and converted to aerial firefighting tanker. Retired again in 1989 and put on display, with original USAF livery and serial, at Travis AFB (KSUU). This photo was added on 22 November 2021, and has since been viewed 544 times. |