| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 43-17228 |
| Alternate Serial: | 0-17228 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-4 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-4 (C-54/R5D/Skymaster) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-54D Skymaster |
| C/n (msn): | 22178 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Army |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Tucson - Davis-Monthan AFBMap |
| Region / Country: | Arizona, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KDMA IATA: DMA Local: DMA Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 14 October 1978 |
| Photo by: | Kerry Taylor |
| Photo ID: | 631338 |
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In the storage area at MASDC. Transferred to the US Army in 1960 and retired into storage Jan 1978. This aircraft had been bought the day before on 13 Oct 1978 and went onto the civil register as N9015Q and was operated by EMI Aircraft Services until being seized by the US Dept of Justice in Aug 1979. It then flew as a water bomber for ARDCO and was active at Opa Locka with Florida Air Transport in 2012 when I saw it again. Acquired by the Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation in Sep 2020 as N500EJ and still current in Dec 2023. This photo is copyright © Kerry Taylor, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 17 December 2023, and has since been viewed 205 times. |