
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | C-GBAJ |
Fleet number: | 14 |
Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-4 |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-4 (C-54/R5D/Skymaster) |
Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-54R Skymaster |
C/n (msn): | 27328 |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | Hay River - Merlyn CarterMap |
Region / Country: | Northwest Territories, Canada |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: CYHY IATA: YHY Local: - Other: - |
Photo Date: | 14 September 2014 |
Photo by: | Paul Seymour |
Photo ID: | 515021 |
Photo Comment |
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Built for the USAAF as C-54E 44-9012 but delivered to the US Navy as R5D-5R 90402 in 1945. Redesignated as a C-54R in 1962. Stored at Davis-Monthan AFB with park code 3C057 in 1970. To Aero Union as N62297 in 1974 and converted to a firebomber. Sold to Buffalo Airways as C-GBAJ in 2005 and firebombing tank removed. Used for parts at Hay River by 2011. This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 4 November 2022, and has since been viewed 130 times. |