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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-54Q Skymaster
    Last Military Serial:56498 USN
    Construction Number:10630
    Last Civil Registration:N44914
    Compressed ID:Douglas C-54Q sn 56498 USN cn 10630...
    Latest Owner or Location:International Air Services Inc Trustee, Carson City, NV

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a C-54D-1-DC by Douglas at Chicago, IL.

    Circa 1942

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-72525.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 56498 as a R5D-3.

    Converted to a C-54Q.

    1972

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the United States Navy.

    1972

    To Atlantic Warbirds Inc with new c/r N44914.

    28 April 1976

    Certificate of airworthiness for N44914 (C54B-DC, 10630) issued.

    11 October 1984


    Photographer: Mike Powney
    Notes: 1984 photo at Chandler Memorial, Arizona

    4 September 2002

    To Aces High US Inc, Wilmington, DE keeping c/r N44914.

    4 September 2002

    Operated by Aces High, North Weald Airport, Harlow, Essex, England.
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    Withdrawn from use.

    2009


    Photographer: Andy West

    10 May 2012

    To unknown owner with c/r N44914.
    Sale reported to a new owner in Essex.

    7 November 2012


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: 2012 photo at North Weald

    13 February 2013

    Civil registration, N44914, cancelled.
    Sale reported to a new owner in Essex.

    13 February 2018

    To International Air Services Inc Trustee, Carson City, NV with new c/r N44914.

    Restoration started.
    The aircraft is presently under restoration at North Weald in London. See savetheskymaster.org or Save The Skymaster on Facebook for updates.
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    unreviewed imported data.
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    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     European Military Out of Service 2007 by Otger van der Kooij and Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     Airbus, Boeing, Convair and Douglas Production List
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Save the Skymaster
    Individual Contributors
     Mike Henniger
    Alexander Snare
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