| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 9Q-CBG |
| 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): | 10452 |
| Operator Titles: | Zaire Aero Service - ZAS |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Johannesburg - OR Tambo InternationalMap |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: FAOR IATA: JNB Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 1980 |
| Photo from: | Kjell O Granlund Collection |
| Photo ID: | 741567 |
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Delivered to the USAAF in 1944 as 42-72347, to Doutglas after WW2 as NC15845, then to Northwest as N95407. Sold to Trans-Avia Düsseldorf as D-ANUK, then OO-VAN with Belgian International. Converted to DC-4 Swingtail cargo by Sabena in 1966 before serving with Air Zaire first as 9Q-CHB then 9Q-CBG. After a spell with the Congolese air force as 9T-THB, it went to ZAS and from 1984 with Kinair Cargo as 9Q-CBK. It was destroyed when it crashed on 23 August 1988 near Mbamou Island, Congo. Photographer unknown This photo was added on 27 October 2024, and has since been viewed 195 times. |