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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:ATL-98 Carvair
    Last Military Serial:42-72246 USAAF
    Construction Number:10351
    Last Civil Registration:G-AOFW
    Compressed ID:Aviation Traders ATL-98 sn 42-72246...
    Latest Owner or Location:British Air Ferries

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    Dates

    Event

    1944

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

    15 July 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-72246.

    1946

    Converted to a DC-4.
    Conversion Number 25.

    23 July 1946

    To Pan America World Airways Inc, New York, NY with new c/r N88919.

    15 March 1947

    To Pan America World Airways Inc, New York, NY with new c/r N88919.
    Operated with markings: Clipper Panama

    28 April 1950

    Civil registration, N88919, cancelled.

    Repaired.
    Rebuilt.

    29 April 1950

    To Alitalia with new c/r I-DALV.
    Operated with markings: Citta di Napoli

    1954

    To California Eastern Airlines with new c/r N1436V.

    9 December 1955

    To Air Charter Ltd/British United Airways with new c/r G-AOFW.

    After 1956


    Photographer: British Caledonian.com
    Notes: Photo of the aircraft in the 1950s as a DC-4 - prior to ATL-98 conversion

    To unknown owner with c/r EC-AVD.

    To unknown owner with c/r EC-WVD.

    To Iberia with new c/r EC-AVD.
    Not operated by Iberia.

    From 18 April 1964 to 2 April 1965

    To Aviaco Aviacion Y Comercio S. A keeping c/r EC-AVD.

    1965

    Converted to an ATL-98 by Aviation Traders.
    New construction number, 12, assigned to the airframe.

    1966

    To British Air Ferries with new c/r G-AOFW (ATL.98 CARVAIR, 10351/ATL98/12).
    Operated with markings: Big John

    By 6 September 1975


    Photographer: Paul Hooper
    Notes: ATL-98 G-AOFW photographed at Southend, UK

    1982


    Photographer: Reinhard Zinab
    Notes: The end was near when this photo was taken in the Summer of 1982

    1983

    Scrapped.
    At Southend.
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    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Spanish Register of Civil Aircraft Since 1920 by Jose Ramon Valero
    Individual Contributors
     Terry Fletcher
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