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    Airframe Family: Douglas DC-4 / C-54/R5D/C-112 Skymaster / Carvair ATL / Canadair DC-4M/C-4 North Star
    Latest Model:C-54T Skymaster
    Last Military Serial:90411 USMC
    Construction Number:27367
    Last Civil Registration:N8502R
    Compressed ID:Douglas C-54T sn 90411 USMC cn 2736...
    Latest Owner or Location:Historic Wendover Airfield, Wendover Airport, Wendover, Utah

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    Dates

    Event

    1945

    Constructed as a C-54E-15-DO by Douglas at Santa Monica, CA.

    29 May 1945

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-9141.

    Redesignated as R5D-4R.

    29 May 1945

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 90411.

    Converted to a C-54R.

    Converted to a C-54T.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Marine Corps with BuNo 90411.

    1973

    Withdrawn from use.
    And stored at Davis Monthan AFB, Tucson, AZ.

    29 August 1980

    To Kenneth D. Spiva with new c/r N8502R.

    2 March 1981

    Certificate of airworthiness for N8502R (C-54E, 27367) issued.

    Operated as fire service #165.

    January 1986


    Photographer: Eric Bannwarth
    Notes: N8502R - C-54E at Hemet in January 1986

    24 February 1987

    To TBM Inc, Redmond, OR keeping c/r N8502R.

    Operated as fire service #65.

    August 1989


    Photographer: Tom Tessier
    Notes: At Goleta Air Attack Base, CA.

    September 1995


    Photographer: Jacqueline Fischer
    Notes: Reno-Stead, NV

    1996


    Photographer: Tom Tessier
    Notes: At Hemet-Ryan Airport, CA.

    20 April 1999

    To TBM Inc, Redmond, OR keeping c/r N8502R.

    From Unknown to July 2008

    Based at Sequoia Field Airport, Visalia, CA.
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    2008

    To Brooks Fuel Inc Fairbanks AK keeping c/r N8502R.

    28 August 2008

    To unknown owner with c/r N8502R.
    Sale reported to a new owner in Fairbanks, AK.

    10 September 2012

    Civil registration, N8502R, cancelled.
    Sale reported to a new owner in Fairbanks, AK.

    11 September 2016


    Photographer: Graham Sparkes
    Notes: Taken at Wendover airfield Utah

    Based at Historic Wendover Airfield, Wendover Airport, Wendover, UT.
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     U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
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    Ruud Leeuw.com by Ruud Leeuw
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     Terry Fletcher
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