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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-54G-1-DO Skymaster
    Last Military Serial:ETI-726 {2} IEAF
    Construction Number:35941
    Last Civil Registration:N81
    Compressed ID:Douglas C-54G-1-DO sn ETI-726 IEAF...
    Latest Owner or Location:Imperial Ethiopian Air Force

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    Dates

    Event

    1945

    Constructed as a C-54G-1-DO by Douglas at Santa Monica, CA.

    18 June 1945

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 45-0488.

    1961

    To Federal Aviation Administration with new c/r N468.

    5 May 1964

    To Federal Aviation Administration with new c/r N86 {1}.

    6 August 1964

    To Federal Aviation Administration with new c/r N17 {2}.

    19 October 1964

    To Department of Transportation, Washington, DC with new c/r N81.

    17 November 1964

    Crashed.
    The incident occurred at TANGRA, Greenland.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    14 September 1968


    Photographer: Neil Aird
    Notes: At Anchorage, Alaska

    May 1969

    To Department of Transportation, Washington, DC keeping c/r N81.

    27 June 1969

    Civil registration, N81, cancelled.

    June 1969

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Imperial Ethiopian Air Force with s/n ETI-726 {2}.

    Withdrawn from use.
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