![Aircraft Photo of EC-AXI | Aviation Traders ATL-98 Carvair | Aviaco | AirHistory.net #540663](/photos/0540663.jpg)
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | EC-AXI |
Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-4 |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-4 (C-54/R5D/Skymaster) |
Aircraft Version: | Aviation Traders ATL-98 Carvair |
Manufacturers: | Douglas / Aviation Traders |
C/n (msn): | 10486 (16) |
Operator Titles: | Aviaco |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | Palma de MallorcaMap |
Country: | Spain |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: LEPA / LESJ IATA: PMI Local: - Other: - |
Photo Date: | 26 June 1964 to 31 December 1969 |
Photo by: | Pedro De La Cruz (via Toni Marimón) |
Photo ID: | 540663 |
Photo Comment |
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Ex C-54 with the USAAF and American Airlines, EC AEP arrived to Spain in 1950 to serve with Iberia. In 1963 it was leased to Aviaco and was sent for conversion to Carvair the next year. It was destroyed in a crash already with Dominicana (HI-168) 23 June 1969 after a double engine failure on take off from Miami, perishing the 4 occupants and 6 people in the ground. This photo is copyright © Pedro De La Cruz, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 20 January 2023, and has since been viewed 671 times. |