| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N27MA |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-4 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-4 (C-54/R5D/Skymaster) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-54Q Skymaster |
| C/n (msn): | 10554 |
| Operator Titles: | Mercy Airlift |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Ontario - InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KONT IATA: ONT Local: ONT Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 23 October 1978 |
| Photo by: | Kerry Taylor |
| Photo ID: | 636880 |
| Photo Comment |
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Delivered to the USAAF as a C-54D on 08 Feb 1945 as 42-72449 but immediately transferred to the US Navy as BuNo 50874. Converted to a C-54Q in 1962. WFU and stored at MASDC in Feb 1970. Bought by Mercy Airlift on 29 Sep 1975 and operated until Jun 1980. Bought by Aero Union on 03 Jun 1985. WFU and stored at Chico, CA. Painted up as 272449 in US Army colours and loaned Aerospace Museum of California, McClellan AFB, Sacramento, CA. Registration cancelled on 14 Jul 2004. This photo is copyright © Kerry Taylor, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 31 December 2023, and has since been viewed 134 times. |