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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-54R Skymaster
    Last Military Serial:90407 USN
    Construction Number:27363
    Last Civil Registration:N1057R
    Compressed ID:Douglas C-54R sn 90407 USN cn 27363...
    Latest Owner or Location:Castle Air Museum, 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.

    8 October 1943

    Transferred to VR-8, NAS Patuxent.
    Was part of establishing VR-8.

    Circa 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 44-9137.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 90407 as a R5D-4.

    From Unknown to 25 June 1946

    To VR-11, NAS Oakland.
    VR-8 reestablished as VR-11.

    25 June 1946

    Was still with VR-8 when it was disbanded.

    1 June 1948

    Transferred to MATS.

    Converted to a R5D-4R.

    November 1948

    Transfered to Germany for 8 month participation in Berlin airlift.

    1949

    Transferred to Hickham AFB, HI.
    Transferred to Hickham on return from Germany.

    1956

    Operated as Blue Angels support aircraft.

    21 September 1957

    Transferred to VR-8, NAS Moffet.

    1962

    Redesignated as C-54R.

    30 April 1967

    VR-8 disbanded.

    To unknown owner with c/r N67038.

    30 July 1975

    Certificate of airworthiness for N51848 (C54E-DC, 27363) issued.

    29 October 1978

    Alex Shields comments (29 October 1978): Seen at Fort Lauderdale, Florida Sarasota Aviation Inc, from 1978 US Civil Aircraft Register.

    3 August 1983

    To Pacific Star Seafood Co Inc, Anchorage, AK with new c/r N51848.

    To unknown owner with c/r N105R.

    19 September 1996

    To Castle Air Museum Foundation Inc, Atwater, CA with new c/r N1057R.

    19 September 1996

    Placed on display with Castle Air Museum, Castle Airport (formerly Castle AFB), Atwater, CA.
    View the Location Dossier

    19 April 1999


    Photographer: Tom Tessier
    Notes: At Castle Air Museum.

    22 October 2002

    Civil registration, N1057R, cancelled.

    12 September 2010


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    12 September 2010


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    1 April 2013

    Civil registration, N51848, cancelled.

    27 November 2013


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Castle Air Museum, Atwater, CA.

    27 November 2013


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Castle Air Museum, Atwater, CA.
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    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
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    Alex Shields
    Roy Simmons
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