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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:R5D-3 Skymaster
    Last Military Serial:56531 USN
    Construction Number:10864
    Last Civil Registration:N96454
    Compressed ID:Douglas R5D-3 sn 56531 USN cn 10864...
    Latest Owner or Location:Dempsay Farm Airport, Rantoul, Kansas

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    Dates

    Event

    1945

    Constructed as a C-54D-15-DC by Douglas at Chicago, IL.

    11 August 1945

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-72759.

    11 August 1945

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 56531 as a R5D-3.

    August 1972

    Withdrawn from use.
    And stored at Davis Monthan AFB, Tucson, AZ.

    12 December 1975

    To Gerald D. Wilson with new c/r N96454.

    12 April 1979

    To Robert Corey keeping c/r N96454.

    19 August 1979

    Seized by County of Lancaster.

    20 July 1981

    To Central Air Service keeping c/r N96454.

    Operated as fire service #105.

    3 February 1982

    Certificate of airworthiness for NR96454 (C54D-DC, 10864) issued.

    8 October 1989


    Photographer: Mike Powney
    Notes: At Visalia Municipal

    17 April 1991

    To Maricopa Aircraft Inc, Tucson, AZ keeping c/r N96454.

    To Dempsay Farm Airport, Rantoul, KS.
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    12 February 2018

    Civil registration, N96454, cancelled.
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    Ruud Leeuw.com by Ruud Leeuw
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