| Registration / Serial: | N500EJ |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-4 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-4 (C-54/R5D/Skymaster) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-54R Skymaster |
| C/n (msn): | 27370 |
| Display Paint: | Northwest Airlines |
| Aircraft Name: | The Manila |
| City / Airport: | Minneapolis / Saint Paul - International / Wold-Chamberlain Field (KMSP / MSP)Map |
| Region / Country: | Minnesota, United States |
| Photo Date: | August 1997 |
| Photo from: | Michael Roeser Collection |
| Photo ID: | 705771Submit Correction |
| View count: | 195 |
Photographer: Eberhard Kunze. K64 slide scan. Built 1945 as R5D-4R for USN, retired 1973. Civilianized 1975 as C-54R N48163. Millardair C-GQIB 1978, Omni Aircraft Sales N500EJ 1990, Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation 1994, the well known "Spirit of Freedom". Damaged beyond repair by a tornado whilst parked at Walterboro, SC 13 April 2020. Replaced by C-54D N9015Q msn 22178 in 2021. Wore promotional Northwest markings for a short period in 1997.
| Registration / Serial: | N500EJ |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-54R Skymaster |
| C/n (msn): | 27370 |
| Display Paint: | Northwest Airlines |
| City / Airport: | Minneapolis / Saint Paul - International / Wold-Chamberlain Field (KMSP / MSP)Map | Region / Country: | Minnesota, United States |
| Photo Date: | August 1997 |
| Photo from: | Michael Roeser Collection |
| Registration / Serial: | N500EJ |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-4 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-4 (C-54/R5D/Skymaster) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-54R Skymaster |
| C/n (msn): | 27370 |
| Display Paint: | Northwest Airlines |
| Aircraft Name: | The Manila |
| City / Airport: | Minneapolis / Saint Paul - International / Wold-Chamberlain Field (KMSP / MSP)Map |
| Region / Country: | Minnesota, United States |
| Photo Date: | August 1997 |
| Photo from: | Michael Roeser Collection |
| Photo ID: | 705771Submit Correction |
| View count: | 195 |
Photographer: Eberhard Kunze. K64 slide scan. Built 1945 as R5D-4R for USN, retired 1973. Civilianized 1975 as C-54R N48163. Millardair C-GQIB 1978, Omni Aircraft Sales N500EJ 1990, Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation 1994, the well known "Spirit of Freedom". Damaged beyond repair by a tornado whilst parked at Walterboro, SC 13 April 2020. Replaced by C-54D N9015Q msn 22178 in 2021. Wore promotional Northwest markings for a short period in 1997.
| Registration / Serial: | N500EJ |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-54R Skymaster |
| C/n (msn): | 27370 |
| Display Paint: | Northwest Airlines |
| City / Airport: | Minneapolis / Saint Paul - International / Wold-Chamberlain Field (KMSP / MSP)Map | Region / Country: | Minnesota, United States |
| Photo Date: | August 1997 |
| Photo from: | Michael Roeser Collection |