| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | NC88951 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-4 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-4 (C-54/R5D/Skymaster) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C54G-DC |
| C/n (msn): | 35987 |
| Operator Titles: | Pan American World Airways - PAA |
| Aircraft Name: | Clipper Racer |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | WhenuapaiMap |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: NZWP IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 4 August 1947 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 435893 |
| Photo Comment |
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Released by the USAAF at the end of World War II to help American airlines re-establish air services. Ex USAAF C-54G 45-534, converted by Douglas to civil C54G-DC in 1947 (conversion #80) and delivered to Pan Am in May 1947. Returned to the USAF in 1953 as 45-534. Photo from: Whites Aviation Collection/Alexander Turnbull Library This photo was added on 1 February 2022, and has since been viewed 259 times. |