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    This page documents a history of a specific aircraft. The details provided vary from aircraft to aircraft and are dependent on the research and amount of data uploaded to the Aerial Visuals database.

    Airframe Family: Douglas DC-4 / C-54/R5D/C-112 Skymaster / Carvair ATL / Canadair DC-4M/C-4 North Star
    Latest Model:ATL-98 Carvair
    Last Military Serial:42-72353 USAAF
    Construction Number:10458
    Last Civil Registration:LN-NAA
    Compressed ID:Aviation Traders ATL-98 sn 42-72353...
    Latest Owner or Location:International Red Cross

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    Dates

    Event

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

    27 November 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-72353.

    Converted to a DC-4.
    Conversion No.17 by Douglas Aircraft Company.

    From 14 September 1946 to March 1956

    To Western Air Lines Inc, Los Angeles, CA with new c/r N88721 (C-54, 10458).

    22 March 1956

    Civil registration, N88721, cancelled.

    22 March 1956

    To Sobelair with new c/r OO-SBO.

    6 December 1956

    To Societe Union Aeromaritime de Transport, Paris, Aeroport de Paris with new c/r F-BHVR (Douglas C 54 B-dc, 10458).
    Based at Paris-le Bourget.

    14 March 1957

    Civil registration, F-BHVR, cancelled.

    15 March 1957

    To Sabena with new c/r OO-SBO.

    18 April 1960

    To CDL-Continentale Deutsche Luftreederei with new c/r D-ANEK.

    July 1963

    To Aviation Traders Ltd with new c/r G-ASKD.

    Converted to an ATL-98 by Aviation Traders.
    New construction number, 14, assigned to the airframe.

    9 April 1964

    Civil registration, G-ASKD, cancelled.
    Exported to the Irish Republic.

    25 April 1964

    To Aer Lingus, Dublin, Ireland with new c/r EI-ANJ.
    Operated with markings: St Senan / Seanan

    February 1968

    To Eastern Provincial Airways, Gander, Newfoundland with new c/r CF-EPW.

    10 June 1973


    Photographer: David A. Montgomery
    Notes: Swinging in to its parking bay for a fuel stop, CF-EPW Aviation Traders ATL-98 Carvair, devoid of its Eastern Provincial Airlines titles, is in transit through Prestwick (Scotland)

    9 July 1973

    To Aviation Traders (Engineering) Ltd, Southend-On-Sea with new c/r G-ASKD.

    6 August 1973

    To British Air Ferries Ltd, Southend-On-Sea keeping c/r G-ASKD.

    17 October 1974

    To Norwegian Overseas Airways with new c/r LN-NAA.

    11 November 1974

    Civil registration, G-ASKD, cancelled.

    April 1975

    Leased to International Red Cross.

    12 October 1976


    Photographer: Andy Heape
    Notes: At Bangkok

    By June 1981

    Permanently withdrawn from use.
    And subsequently broken up at Bangkok by 1986.
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