Aircraft Photo of LN-MOB | Douglas C-54E Skymaster | Nordic Air | AirHistory.net #629536
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:LN-MOB
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-4
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-4 (C-54/R5D/Skymaster)
Aircraft Version:Douglas C-54E Skymaster
C/n (msn):27373
Operator Titles:Nordic Air
Aircraft Name:Moby Dick
Location
City / Airport:Copenhagen - KastrupMap
Country:Denmark
Airport Codes:ICAO: EKCH   IATA: CPH   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:1971
Photo by:Erik Frikke
Photo ID: 629536
Photo Comment

Delivered to USAAF in 1945 as 44-9146. Transferred to USN and designated R5D-4R. Converted to a EC-54U and delivered to US Coast Guard as 49147 in 1958. To N316A in 1967, Bergen Air Transport in 1967 and to Nordic Air from 15 December 1970 to 4 April 1973. Sold to Zaire Aéro Service (ZAS) as 9Q-CPB in 1977 and withdrawn and scrapped in Kinshasa, Zaire 1981. Note the legend "The Flying Gourmet" on the tail.

This photo is copyright © Erik Frikke, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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