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    Airframe Family: Douglas DC-7 Seven Seas / C-74 Globemaster I / C-124 Globemaster II
    Latest Model:DC-7B
    Construction Number:45347
    Last Civil Registration:N838D
    Compressed ID:Douglas DC-7B cn 45347 cr N838D
    Latest Owner or Location:Corsair Two Llc, Hillsboro, OR

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    Dates

    Event

    1958

    Constructed as a DC-7B.

    14 February 1958

    Certificate of airworthiness for N838D (DC-7B, 45347) issued.

    15 February 1958

    To Eastern Air Lines with new c/r N838D.

    1966

    To California Airmotive keeping c/r N838D.

    1966

    To Skyway Travellers keeping c/r N838D.

    1968

    To Thompson Flying Services keeping c/r N838D.

    1973

    To T B M Inc, Tulare, CA keeping c/r N838D.

    Operated as fire service #60.

    October 1987


    Photographer: Unknown

    1991


    Photographer: Reinhard Zinab
    Notes: At Visalia/Cal. (VIS) Municipal Airport - for TBM Inc - with additional titles NV-BLM SIERRA FRONT

    September 1992


    Photographer: Jacqueline Fischer
    Notes: Minden, NV

    16 January 2007

    To Garnick Holdings Llc keeping c/r N838D.

    Based at Butler Aircraft Company, Roberts Field, Redmond, OR.
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    19 January 2010

    To Garnick Holdings Llc, Redmond, OR keeping c/r N838D.

    27 December 2012

    To Corsair Two Llc, Hillsboro, OR keeping c/r N838D.

    1 January 2014

    Certificate of airworthiness for N838D (DC-7B, 45347) issued.

    15 September 2014


    Photographer: Tom Vance
    Notes: at RDD: I saw Tanker 60 arriving at Redding during the Boles Fire, and raced over to the airport to catch this after re-loading Phos Chek before heading back to Weed, CA fire area. Thos was the only time I saw the Fire Bomber.

    Operated as fire service #60.

    30 July 2015

    12 August 2017


    Photographer: Tim Crippin
    Notes: N838D Erickson Aero Tanker DC-7 Tanker 60 - On short final for the Rogue Valley International,Medford Airport

    24 May 2024


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: In Madras, OR.
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    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
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