Built at Chicago in 08.44 to USAAF order as C-54A 42-72261 but delivered direct to US Navy as R5D-1 BuAer 50844. Sold to Douglas 06.46 who converted it to DC-4 No. 37 for Pan Am as N88934 delivered 06.47. Transferred to Panagra 1949. Sold to Spanish AF T4-10 in 1962. Preserved at Cuatro Vientos from 1979.

This beautiful old transport is on display at the super Museo del Aire at Cuatro Vientos.

A nice line-up of three Skymasters - two of Alitalia, and the farthest believed Avianca. I-DALT (c/n 10400), second in line, was an ex USAAF C-54A converted to DC-4 standard by Douglas and acquired by AZ in March 1950 for operation on their routes to Buenos Aires and Caracas. Sold in 1954. From AZ 60 years ago.

Previous registrations N88923 - HK-178 - CF-JIR.

Ex Nordair in basic Nordair color scheme

This is as good a shot as it's possible to get of this nice exhibit, thanks to the wing of the adjacent Caribou. Originally 42-72261 and one of 17 Skymasters operated by the Spanish AF; 15 were still in use till 1976

Delivered to USAAF in 08.44 as C-54A 42-72276. Bought by Douglas in 1946 and brought up to DC-4 standard. Served Pan Am as N88926 January 1947 to purchase by Alitalia in March 1950. Sold in 1954. Obtained from Alitalia over 50 years ago.

Built in September 1944 for the USAAF as C-54A 42-72298. Converted to civil specifications (DC-4 standard) by Douglas in 1946, serving Pan Am as N88914. Operated by Avianca from 1967 until 1974.

Built for USAAF as C-54A 42-72279. Douglas bought it in June 1946 and converted her to DC-4 standard as a C54A-DC. Delivered to PAA 24 May 1947 and named "Clipper Union". Taken on a photo sortie over Biscayne Bay, Miami, piloted by Captain J.L. Bailey. Sold to Canadian Pacific as CF-CUL in November 1951. From Pan Am 60 years ago.

Built for the U.S. Navy as R5D-1 BuAer 39166 in June 1944. Bought by Douglas in June 1946 and converted to DC-4 standard. To Pan Am as N88931 on 21 February 1947. To Cubana as CU-T397 "Estrella de Oriente" on 5 December 1949. Crashed into sea on take-off from Bermuda on 6 December 1952. From Cubana 60 years ago.