| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N88945 |
| Military Code: | 0627 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-4 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-4 (C-54/R5D/Skymaster) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-54G Skymaster |
| C/n (msn): | 36080 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Mesa - Falcon FieldMap |
| Region / Country: | Arizona, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: - IATA: MSC Local: FFZ Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 12 May 1981 |
| Photo by: | Roger Syratt |
| Photo ID: | 668219 |
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After USAAF service as 45-627 this aircraft was leased to Pan American as N88945 "Clipper Gladiator" in April 1947 serving until February 1954 when it was returned to the USAF. Retired from service in February 1973 it was stored at MASDC Tucson until civilianised as N88945 in early 1981, becoming N811E with Globe Air the following year. When Globe Air closed in 1985 it was stored until acquired by Brooks Air Fuel in June 1991 and converted as a fuel tanker, sadly it was written off on 8th October 1993 when it veered off the runway landing at Point Lay, AK., with a cargo of unleaded auto fuel. This photo is copyright © Roger Syratt, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 19 March 2024, and has since been viewed 126 times. |