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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:C-54E-15-DO Skymaster
    Last Military Serial:44-9133 USAF
    Construction Number:27359
    Last Civil Registration:N460WA
    Compressed ID:Douglas C-54E-15-DO sn 44-9133 USAF...
    Latest Owner or Location:Castle Airport (formerly Castle AFB), Atwater, California

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a C-54E-15-DO by Douglas at Santa Monica, CA.

    Circa 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-9133.

    Transferred to 3rd Mat, Topeka AAF, KS.

    20 July 1946

    Damaged.
    Taxied into C-47B 43-49201.

    18 September 1947

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 44-9133.

    Transferred to 520atg, Westover AFB.

    12 August 1948

    Damaged.
    Damaged 40 miles NE of Roanoke, VA, in a weather related accident.

    Transferred to 1600 Atg, Westover AFB, MA.

    10 May 1949

    Damaged.
    Suffered minor damage when it taxied into parked 48-609 C-121A.

    August 1955


    Photographer: William T Larkins
    Notes: Douglas C-54E from Bolling Field - used by the USAF in August 1955. The cheat line has been painted so that the oval windows appear to be square like a DC-6.

    February 1972

    Transferred to Military Assistance Advisory Group, Mehrabad, Teheran.

    13 August 1972

    Transferred to the Military Aircraft Storage and Disposal Center (MASDC) with inventory number CC220.

    By 13 November 1975

    To Doss Metals Inc.

    By 10 November 1976

    To Waig Aircraft Inc with new c/r N460WA.

    November 1981

    To Ardco Inc keeping c/r N460WA.

    November 1981

    Operated as fire service #151.
    Converted to a fire bomber.

    October 1983

    Leased to Ardco Inc.

    5 November 1983

    To Waig Aircraft Inc, Tucson, AR keeping c/r N460WA.

    9 May 1984

    Certificate of airworthiness for N460WA (C54E-DC, 44-9133) issued.

    1986


    Photographer: Unknown

    1 December 1990


    Photographer: unknown
    Notes: Taken at Hemet Ryan (KMHT)

    By February 1993

    To Ardco Inc keeping c/r N460WA.

    23 February 1993

    To Ardco Incorporated, Tucson, AZ keeping c/r N460WA.

    Circa 1996


    Photographer: Tom Tessier
    Notes: At Hemet-Ryan Air Base, CA. as Tanker-151.

    1 May 1998


    Photographer: Unkown

    To ARDCO, Ryan Field, Tucson, AZ.
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    19 May 2004


    Photographer: Unknown

    18 March 2007


    Photographer: John Bennett
    Notes: Photo taken at Ryan Field, AZ, USA

    11 February 2010

    To Florida Air Transport Inc, Opa Locka, FL keeping c/r N460WA.

    Based at Opa Locka Airport, Opa Locka, FL.
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    2 April 2013

    To Florida Air Transport Inc, Miami Lakes, FL keeping c/r N460WA.

    13 July 2013


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Nevada County Air Fest.

    13 July 2013


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    13 July 2013


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    27 November 2013


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the former Castle AFB, Atwater, CA.

    8 March 2014


    Photographer: Nigel Hitchman
    Notes: At Castle AFB - used for oil spill dispersant work

    Based at Castle Airport (formerly Castle AFB), Atwater, CA.
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    U.S. Demobbed by Horrex, Ray, Boulanger, Dunn, McGhee and Wood
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    Peter Nicholson
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