List of Douglas DC-4 operators
Appearance
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This is a list of operators of the Douglas DC-4, Douglas C-54, Canadair North Star and Douglas R5D.
Civil operators
- Seagreen Air Transport [1]
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- Aerolineas Argentinas[1]
- Aerotransportes Entre Rios[2]
- Aerovias Halcon[3]
- FAMA (Flota Aérea Mercante Argentina)[1]
- Air Express
- Ansett-ANANote 2
- Australian National Airways[1]
- British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines
- Pacific Air Freighters
- Qantas[1]
- Trans Australia Airlines[1]
- Frigorifico Reyes
- Air Cameroun (Societie Anonyme des Avions Meyer et Compagnie)[1]
- Cameroon Airlines
- Air North
- Eldorado Aviation[1]
- Canadian Pacific AirlinesNote 1
- National Research CouncilNote 1
- Trans-Canada AirlinesNote 1
- World Wide AirwaysNote 1
- Buffalo Airways (14 registered as of 29 January 2011 with 4 in operation, 2 cargo and 2 waterbombers[4][5])
- Curtiss Reid Flying Services Canada
- Kenting Aviation
- Maritime Central Airways
- Millardair
- Nordair
- Pacific Western
- Soundair
- Transair[1]
- Aerovias Ecuatorianas[3]
Kenya,
Uganda,
Tanganyika and
Zanzibar
- LANICA (Lineas Aereas de Nicaragua S.A.)
- Aerovias Internacional Balboa[3]
- Copa AirlinesNote 1
- ACE Freighters[1]
- Air Charter Limited[1]
- Channel Airways[1]
- Dan-Air
- Eagle Airways
- Invicta Airways
- Lloyd International
- Skyways
- Starways[1]
- Air LinksNote 1
- BOACNote 1
- British MidlandNote 1
- Derby AirwaysNote 1
- Overseas AviationNote 1
- Transglobe AirwaysNote 1
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- Aero Union
- Air America[3]
- American Airlines
- American Export Airlines/American Overseas Airlines
- ARAMCO[1]
- Biegert Aviation
- Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation (http://www.spiritoffreedom.org)
- Capital Airlines
- Chicago and Southern Airlines
- Eastern Airlines
- Matson Airlines
- National Airlines[1]
- Northwest Airlines[1]
- Pan American World Airways
- Pacific Southwest Airlines
- Santa Fe Skyways
- Transocean Air Lines
- Trans World Airlines
- United Airlines
- Westair Transport
- Waterman Airlines[1]
- Western Airlines[1]
- Zantop[1]
- Linea Expressa BolivarNote 1
Notes
- ^1 Canadair North Star operator
- ^2 Ansett-ANA was also an original operator of the Aviation Traders ATL-98 Carvair conversion of the DC-4/C-54
Military operators
(Douglas C-54 unless specified)
- Belgian Air Force - One former R5D1 from 1950–1971, also operated one DC-4.[1][11]
- TAM – Transporte Aéreo Militar - one former USAF VC-54D and one C-54G both bought in 1973.[12]
- Força Aérea Brasileira - Twelve C-54G's serialled FAB 2400 to FAB 2411, flown by the "1º/2º Grupo de Transporte" between 1960–1968
- Royal Khmer Aviation (AVRK) - One C-54B used as a VIP transport, flown by the "Transport and Liaison Group" (French: Groupe d'Liaison et Transport – GLT) between 1960-1970.
- Fuerza Aérea del Ejército de Cuba - Photographic evidence of one registered 614. There are reports of a second one registered 615. Unknown origin.
- Royal Danish Air Force - Six C-54D/G, 1959–1977 [13]
- Fuerza Aérea Dominicana - Photographic evidence of two aircraft registered 3105 –named 'San Isidro'– and 3106. Unknown origin.
- Ethiopian Air Force - One former USAF C-54D from 1966 and one former US DoT C-54G in 1969.[12]
- French Air Force - One C-54E donated in 1945 and transferred to the Navy in 1960. One C-54A 1961-1975.[12]
- French Naval Aviation - One C-54E transferred from the Air Force in 1960, destroyed in 1982. One C-54B 1962-1969.[12]
- Fuerza Aérea Guatemalteca - One received late 1964 and registered 800. Sold to Honduras as FAH-799 in 1973.
- Mexican Air Force - 7 C-54B
- Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force - four C-54As operated in 1946.[11]
- Niger Air Force - One C-54B 1968-1974.[14]
- Peruvian Air Force - Nine delivered in late 1966.[15]
- Portuguese Air Force - Four C-54Ds operated from 1952 supplemented in 1961 by four former C-54As that had been modified to DC-4 standard.[12] In 1965 ten former USAF HC-54Ds were obtained with an additional four as spares.
- Chinese Nationalist Air Force - former USAF aircraft 2 × C-54D (one bought in 1965 and one in 1966), and 1 × C-54G (bought in 1968)[12]
- Royal Saudi Air Force - one former Saudia C-54A from 1960 and now preserved.[16]
- Spanish Air Force - Four former C-54Ds given to Spain by the USAF in 1959 were later supplemented by another 13 second-hand aircraft which included C-54, C-54A, C-54B, C-54E, C-54G and 5D-3s.
- Turkish Air Force - three C-54Ds from 1966-1976.[11]
- Royal Air Force - 10 C-54Ds transferred from USAF under lend-lease in 1945 and returned in 1946.[12] One special fitted C-54B for the use by Winston Churchill transferred in 1944 and returned in 1945.
- United States Army Air Forces
- US Air Force - Douglas C-54
- United States Navy - Douglas R5D
- US Marine Corps - R5D
- US Coast Guard - R5D
- Venezuelan Air Force - One C-54A 1949-1955.[14]
See also
References
- Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba Eastwood, Tony; John Roach (1991). Piston Engine Airliner Production List. The Aviation Hobby Shop. ISBN 0-907178-37-5.
- ^ Flight International, 10 April 1969, p.551
- ^ a b c d e Flight International, 10 April 1969, p.552
- ^ Douglas DC-4 Tankers Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Enter "C54" in "Model name" Archived 2008-02-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Flight International, 10 April 1969, p.554
- ^ http://www.vayuaerospace.in/article.html?n=a-second-chance-from-vayudoot-to-udan,-25-years-on&d=6
- ^ a b Flight International, 10 April 1969, p.556
- ^ Flight International, 10 April 1969, p.557
- ^ Flight International, 10 April 1969, p.561
- ^ a b c Roach 1991, p. 164
- ^ a b c d e f g Roach 1991, p. 158
- ^ Schrøder, Hans (1991). "Royal Danish Airforce". Ed. Kay S. Nielsen. Tøjhusmuseet, 1991, p. 63. ISBN 87-89022-24-6.
- ^ a b Roach 1991, p. 165
- ^ John Andrade, Latin-American Military Aviation, (Leicester: Midland Counties Publications, 1982), p. 238.
- ^ Roach 1991, p. 159
- Bibliography
- Eastwood, Tony and John Roach. Piston Engine Airliner Production List. West Drayton, UK: Aviation Hobby Shop, 1991. ISBN 0-907178-37-5.
- Milberry, Larry. The Canadair North Star. Toronto: CANAV Books, 1982. ISBN 0-07-549965-7.
- Pickler, Ron and Larry Milberry. Canadair: The First 50 Years. Toronto: CANAV Books, 1995. ISBN 0-921022-07-7.
- Berry, Peter; et al. (1967). The Douglas DC-4. Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd.
- Francillon, René (1979). McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Since 1920: Volume I. London: Putnam. ISBN 0-87021-428-4.
- Yenne, Bill (1985). McDonnell Douglas: A Tale of Two Giants. Greenwich, Connecticut: Bison Books. ISBN 0-517-44287-6.
- The PSA History/Oldtimers Page [1]
- Eastwood, Tony; John Roach (1991). Piston Engine Airliner Production List. The Aviation Hobby Shop. ISBN 0-907178-37-5.
- Berry, Peter et al. The Douglas DC-4. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd, 1967.
- Blewett, R. Survivors. Coulsden, UK: Aviation Classics, 2007. ISBN 978-0-9530413-4-3.
- Francillon, René. McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Since 1920: Volume I. London: Putnam, 1979. ISBN 0-87021-428-4.
- Pearcy, Arthur. Douglas Propliners: DC-1–DC-7. Shrewsbury, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1995. ISBN 1-85310-261-X.
- Yenne, Bill. McDonnell Douglas: A Tale of Two Giants. Greenwich, Connecticut: Bison Books, 1985. ISBN 0-517-44287-6.
External links
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- Canadair DC4M North Star
- Moose Jaw crash at virtualmuseum.ca
- Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation - Operates C-54 "Spirit of Freedom" as flying Berlin Airlift Museum
- Air Force Association page on C-54
- Air Force Museum page on the VC-54C
- Warbird Alley: C-54 page
- Cockpit View of C-54 During Landing/Taxi
- Boeing McDonnell Douglas page on DC-4
- The last passenger certified & built DC-4s in the world
- Vintage Wings of Canada Canadair North Star showing RR Merlin installation
- Loading Santa Fe Skyways DC-4 refrigerated cargo aircraft.
- Santa Fe Skyways reconverted DC-4 refrigerated cargo aircraft.
- Composite photograph of Santa Fe Skyway Inc. DC-4.