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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:DC-4
    Last Military Serial:45-0534 USAAF
    Construction Number:35987
    Last Civil Registration:N88951
    Compressed ID:Douglas DC-4 sn 45-0534 USAAF cn 35...
    Latest Owner or Location:United States Army Air Force

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    Dates

    Event

    1945

    Constructed as a C-54G-5-DO by Douglas at Santa Monica, CA.

    16 July 1945

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 45-0534.

    19 September 1946

    To Douglas Aircraft Corporation with new c/r N88951.

    Converted to a DC-4.
    Conversion No.80.

    To U S Air Force, New York, NY keeping c/r N88951.

    22 May 1947

    Leased to Pan American World Airways.
    Markings changed to: Clipper Racer


    Photographer: Roger Bilstein Collection

    23 November 1953

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 45-0534.

    13 May 1954

    Civil registration, N88951, cancelled.

    By September 1972

    Permanently withdrawn from use.
    Stored at Davis Monthan AFB, Tucson, AZ.

    Scrapped.
    By Dross Metals, AZ in 1976.
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    unreviewed imported data.
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