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1945 |
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Constructed as a C-54B-20-DO by Douglas at Santa Monica, CA. |
Circa 11 January 1945 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 44-9023. |
1 December 1945 |
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To Douglas Aircraft Company with new c/r N88816. |
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Converted to a DC-4. |
From 16 October 1946 to 1956 |
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To Western Air Lines keeping c/r N88816. |
18 December 1956 |
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To Guest Aerovias Mexico with new c/r XA-MAA. |
11 September 1957 |
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To Aerovias Panama Airways with new c/r HP-256. |
1958 |
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Assigned civil registration: HP-268 |
March 1960 |
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To Guest Aerovias Mexico with new c/r XA-MAA. |
1 April 1960 |
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To Lloyd Aero Boliviano with new c/r CP-682. |
23 March 1961 |
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To Babb Company with new c/r N9326R. |
17 January 1962 |
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To International Aircraft Services keeping c/r N9326R. |
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Converted to an ATL-98 by Aviation Traders.
Conversion Number 9 (of 21). Converted at Stansted with the fitting of a bulbous, swing-nose from Remmert World Airways DC-4 c/r N9326R. |
6 May 1963 |
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To British Air Ferries Limited with new c/r G-ASHZ (ATL.98 CARVAIR, 27249/ATL98/98).
Operated with markings: Fat Annie |
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Markings Applied: BAF, BRITISH AIR FERRIES, CARGO |
8 September 1976 |
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Photographer: eLaReF
Notes: At Historic Aircraft Museum at Southend |
30 August 1978 |
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Photographer: Peter Nicholson
Notes: ATL-98 Carvair of British Air Ferries as seen at Carlisle in the Summer of 1978. |
October 1978 |
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Photographer: Reinhard Zinab
Notes: G-ASHZ - Aviation Traders ATL-98 Carvair - British Air Ferries (BAF)at Basel-Mulhouse Airport (BSL) in October 1978 |
14 May 1979 |
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Reported as sold to the USA. |
11 June 1979 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for N89FA (C-54, 27249) issued. |
2 April 1987 |
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To Falcon Air/Robert McSwiggan, Griffin, GA with new c/r N89FA. |
15 August 1997 |
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Photographer: Terry Fletcher
Notes: Scanned from my 1997 photo taken at Griffin, Georgia |
9 January 2003 |
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To Gator Global Flying Services Inc, Denison, TX keeping c/r N89FA. |
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To Gainesville Municipal Airport, Gainesville, TX.
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Permanently withdrawn from use. |
1 January 2011 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for N89FA (C-54, 27249) issued. |
1 January 2011 |
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To Gator Global Flying Services Inc, Cincinnati, OH keeping c/r N89FA. |
13 March 2012 |
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To South African Air Lease Llc, Clayton, MO with new c/r N89FA. |
17 April 2014 |
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Photographer: Matt Traylor
Notes: Fat Annie parked at KGLE. |
12 July 2015 |
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Photographer: Tom Tessier
Notes: At Gainesville Airport, TX. |
12 July 2015 |
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Photographer: Tom Tessier |
21 August 2015 |
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Photographer: Tom Tessier
Notes: At Gainesville Municpal Airport, TX |
5 November 2020 |
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To South African Air Lease Llc, Clayton, MO keeping c/r N89FA. |
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