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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:VC-54N Skymaster
    Last Military Serial:39122 USN
    Construction Number:10438
    Last Civil Registration:N67017
    Compressed ID:Douglas VC-54N sn 39122 USN cn 1043...
    Latest Owner or Location:Air Response Inc, Mesa, AZ

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    Dates

    Event

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

    Circa 1942

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-72333.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 39122 as a R5D-2.

    16 June 1946

    To Eastern Air Lines with new c/r N88703.

    Markings Applied: 711

    6 September 1949

    To Eastern Air Lines Inc, New York, NY keeping c/r N88703.

    11 May 1951

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 39122.
    Returned to service.

    7 June 1951

    Civil registration, N88703, cancelled.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 39122.

    1962

    Converted to a VC-54N.

    March 1970

    Assigned to Davis Monthan AFB for storage.

    March 1975

    To Aircraft Specialties Inc with new c/r N67017.

    October 1979


    Photographer: Geoff Goodall
    Notes: Among operational C-54 sprayers and tankers at Mesa in October 1979 was Aircraft Specialties C-54D N67017 which was being stripped for parts after its nose was struck by a taxying aircraft

    15 April 1981

    Certificate of airworthiness for N67017 (C-54, 10438) issued.

    28 May 1986

    To Air Response Inc with new c/r N34NA.

    8 July 1986

    To Air Response Inc, Mesa, AR with new c/r N67017.

    1 May 2002


    Photographer: Reinhard Jost
    Notes: At Falcon Field, Mesa, Tucson, AZ

    2004

    Withdrawn from use and placed in storage at Falcon Field, AZ.

    On behalf of the owner stored with/at Commemorative Air Force-Arizona Wing, Falcon Field, Phoenix, AZ.
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    Operated as fire service #14.

    22 February 2010

    To Brooks Fuel Inc, Fairbanks, AK keeping c/r N67017.
    Not immediately relocated from Falcon Field.

    10 September 2011


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    10 September 2011


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    7 November 2014

    Civil registration, N67017, cancelled.

    1 January 2015

    Certificate of airworthiness for N67017 (C-54, 10438) issued.

    Circa 1 January 2015

    To Air Response Inc, Mesa, AZ keeping c/r N67017.
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    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
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