Aircraft Photo of 10000 | Canadair C-5 (CL-5) | Canada - Air Force

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	10000
Aircraft Original Type:	Douglas DC-4
Aircraft Generic Type:	Canadair C-4/C-5/DC-4M/C-54 North Star/Argonaut (CL-2/4/5)
Aircraft Version:	Canadair C-5 (CL-5)
C/n (msn):	171
Operator Titles:	Canada - Air Force

Location
Location:	In Flight
Region / Country:	Ontario, Canada

Photo Date:	25 September 1951
Photo from:	AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:	448661

Photo Comment
The one and only Canadair C-5, like most Canadian built DC-4, was pressurised but uniquely powered by Pratt and Whitney R-2800 radials engines as used on the DC-6. The RR Merlin engines of all other Canadair-built DC-4s resulted in very high cabin noise and the C-5 was always intended as a VIP aircraft. It remained in service until 1966 and was then sold in the US as N17599. Scrapped soon after. Photo from: Library and Archives Canada This photo was added on 25 March 2022, and has since been viewed 451 times.

Photo Comment

The one and only Canadair C-5, like most Canadian built DC-4, was pressurised but uniquely powered by Pratt and Whitney R-2800 radials engines as used on the DC-6. The RR Merlin engines of all other Canadair-built DC-4s resulted in very high cabin noise and the C-5 was always intended as a VIP aircraft. It remained in service until 1966 and was then sold in the US as N17599. Scrapped soon after. Photo from: Library and Archives Canada

This photo was added on 25 March 2022, and has since been viewed 451 times.

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