Aircraft Photo of 6908 | Douglas C-54A Skymaster | South Africa - Air Force | AirHistory.net #531796
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:6908
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-4
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-4 (C-54/R5D/Skymaster)
Aircraft Version:Douglas C-54A Skymaster
C/n (msn):10413
Operator Titles:South Africa - Air Force
Location
City / Airport:SwartkopMap
Country:South Africa
Airport Codes:ICAO: FASK   IATA: -   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:April 1990
Photo from:Kjell O Granlund Collection
Photo ID: 531796
Photo Comment

Delivered to the USAAF as 42-72308 in 1944, then to Northwest as NC14747 before moving to Capital and later Transamerica as N95409. Air Algerie was the next stop as F-OAVS then 7T-VAS. In 1973 she became F-BRHE with Air Comores. Reregistered D6-CAC before clandestinely sold to the SAAF in the early 1980s as 6908. She later became 9Q-CJ, EL-WBB and 3D-JHL with TAC Air Service. Finally scrapped at Rand Airport in 2006.

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