
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | N44911 |
Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-4 |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-4 (C-54/R5D/Skymaster) |
Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-54P Skymaster |
C/n (msn): | 10461 |
Operator Titles: | Biegert Aviation |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | Chandler - Gila River MemorialMap |
Region / Country: | Arizona, United States |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: - IATA: - Local: 34AZ Other: - |
Photo Date: | 7 April 1989 |
Photo by: | Paul Seymour |
Photo ID: | 487012 |
Photo Comment |
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Had been stored for a few years. Delivered to the USAAF as C-54B 42-72356 then transferred to the US Navy as R5D-2 50857 in 1944. Redesignated as a C-54S in 1962, later a C-54P. Stored at Davis-Monthan AFB with park code 3C114 in 1973. To Biegert Aviation as N44911 in 1975 and converted to a sprayer, spray bars are visible above the wing. To Brooks Fuel in 1996. Destroyed by an explosion on start-up at Ganes Creek Airport McGrath, AK in 2004. This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 14 August 2022, and has since been viewed 174 times. |