| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N31356 |
| Fleet number: | 117 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-4 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-4 (C-54/R5D/Skymaster) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas DC-4-1009(AT) |
| C/n (msn): | 42914 |
| Operator Titles: | (Central Air Service) |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Tucson - InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | Arizona, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KTUS IATA: TUS Local: TUS Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 10 April 1989 |
| Photo by: | Paul Seymour |
| Photo ID: | 524556 |
| Photo Comment |
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Delivered to Northwest Airlines as N6404 in 1946. Sold in 1961. Reregistered as EL-ADR in 1962, CF-TAW in 1965 and N31356 in 1976. To Central Air Services in 1982 and converted to a firebomber. Flown to Avra Valley in 1992, firebombing tank removed and painted in USAF colours as 42914. To Aces High in 2002 and flown to North Weald in 2002 for filming which did not happen. Scrapped in 2015. Nose section preserved at RAF Burtonwood Heritage Centre. This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 1 December 2022, and has since been viewed 169 times. |