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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-54A-15-DC Skymaster
    Last Military Serial:6908 SAAF
    Construction Number:10413
    Last Civil Registration:3D-JHL
    Compressed ID:Douglas C-54A-15-DC sn 6908 SAAF cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:Phoebus Apollo Aviation

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    Dates

    Event

    1944

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

    27 September 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-72308.

    1946

    To Northtwest Airlines with new c/r N14747 {1}.

    1947

    To PCA Pennsylvania Central Airlines with new c/r N95409.

    From 21 April 1948 to 1955

    To Capital Airlines keeping c/r N95409.
    Markings added: Capitaliner New Orleans

    1955

    To Los Angeles Air service keeping c/r N95409.

    1 June 1955

    To Kerkorian Kirk, Las Vegas, NV keeping c/r N95409.

    27 June 1956

    Civil registration, N95409, cancelled.
    Exported to France.

    29 June 1956

    To Air Algerie with new c/r F-OAVS.

    10 November 1964

    To Air Algerie with new c/r 7T-VAS.

    October 1968

    To Compagnie Air Fret with new c/r F-BRHE.

    June 1973

    To Air Comores keeping c/r F-BRHE.

    8 August 1977

    To Air Comores with new c/r D6-CAC.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the South African Air Force with s/n 6908.

    21 June 1993

    To Transair Cargo with new c/r 9Q-CJL.

    To unknown owner with c/r EL-WBB.

    To unknown owner with c/r 3D-JHL.

    To unknown owner with c/r DY-CAC.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the South African Air Force with s/n 6908.

    To Transair Cargo with new c/r 9Q-CJL.

    1997


    Photographer: Reinhard Zinab
    Notes: 1997 photo at Lanseria Airport (HLA)

    13 August 1997

    To Transair Cargo with new c/r EL-WBB.

    June 1998

    To Debon Air keeping c/r EL-WBB.

    15 July 1998

    To Phoebus Apollo Aviation with new c/r 3D-JHL.

    5 April 1999


    Photographer: Mike Powney
    Notes: At Rand Airport, South Africa

    November 2006

    Permanently withdrawn from use.
    And subsequently scrapped at Rand Airport, South Africa.
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