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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:MC-54M Skymaster
    Last Military Serial:44-9093 USAAF
    Construction Number:27319
    Last Civil Registration:ZS-PAI
    Compressed ID:Douglas MC-54M sn 44-9093 USAAF cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:Phoebus Apollo Aviation, Rand Airport, Johannesburg, Gauteng

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a C-54E-10-DO by Douglas at Santa Monica, CA.

    13 April 1945

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-9093.

    Converted to a MC-54M.

    February 1972

    Withdrawn from use.
    Stored at Davis Monthan Air Force Base.

    14 August 1978

    To Aero Union Corporation with new c/r N4989K.

    3 March 1979

    To James J. Reid keeping c/r N4989K.

    October 1979


    Photographer: Geoff Goodall
    Notes: N4989K at Ft Lauderdale in October 1979 had just been ferried in from Davis Monthan AFB storage

    7 October 1981


    Photographer: Paul Thallon
    Notes: 1981 photo at Ft.Lauderdale International - of a Douglas DC-6

    17 April 1984

    To Earl Davis Davis keeping c/r N4989K.

    3 October 1984


    Photographer: Mike Powney
    Notes: 1984 photo taken at Dallas Love Field

    14 February 1989

    To D and N Transport Sales keeping c/r N4989K.

    To Saicam Air (D. C.) Inc, Wilmington, DE keeping c/r N4989K.

    23 March 1992

    To Ifl Group Inc, Waterford, MI keeping c/r N4989K.
    Operated by Contract Air Cargo.

    By October 1993


    Photographer: Steven Tornblom Collection

    26 December 1996

    To Saicam Air (D. C.) Inc, Wilmington, DE keeping c/r N4989K.

    9 September 1998

    Civil registration, N4989K, cancelled.
    Exported to South Africa.

    Circa October 1998

    To Phoebus Apollo Aviation, Rand Airport, Johannesburg with new c/r ZS-PAI.

    Based at Phoebus Apollo Aviation, Rand Airport, Johannesburg, Gauteng.
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    23 September 2008


    Photographer: John Tomlinson
    Notes: 2008 photo at the Rand - Germiston Airport, South Africa

    March 2013

    As of March 2013 the engines were last started on this date.
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