Nice to see a DC-4 in service. Delivered to the USAAF as C-54D 42-72442 then transferred to the RAF as KL977 in 1945. To the US Navy as R5D-3 91994 in 1946. Redesignated as a C-54Q in 1962. Stored at Davis-Monthan AFB with park code 3C065 in 1970. To Aero Union as N62296 in 1974. Converted to a firebomber and reregistered as N76AU in 1976. Deconverted from a firebomber in 1990 and painted in USAAF colours by 1992. To Aero Flite as N3054V in 2001 then to Brooks Fuel in 2007 and Alaska Air Fuel in 2013. Sadly, this aircraft, with its two crew, was lost in a crash immediately after take-off from Fairbanks, Alaska on 23 April 2024. By then, it was the last DC-4 flying commercially in the USA.

One of a handful of surviving DC-7C aircraft. It was moved to the Everts North Hangar before the April 2020 Brooks Fuel auction.

Operational DC-4 at Fairbanks

Carvair takeoff in the Alaskan summer, with a beautiful blue sky.

The dull grey skies over Fairbanks this morning were due to the smoke of the Parks Highway Fire, which was raging 65 km (40 miles) away to the west. But that certainly didn't make this very rare Carvair sound any less impressive...

Built in 1945 this Dc4 is still airworthy and fly's from Fairbanks transporting Fuel supplies to outlying areas.

Landing on Runway 19 at Fairbanks during early morning.

Four turning and ready to taxi from the Brooks ramp at Fairbanks, AK

This aircraft was destroyed on May 30, 2007 while attempting to land at Nixon Fork Mine. Fortunately the crew escaped without serious injury.

One of then only two flyable Carvairs in the world is seen here in a glorious take-off, a very rare and wonderful sight (and sound)! This beautiful oldie had already seen a lot of the world: it flew as LN-IAE, JA6012, HL4003, VH-INK, N54598, ZK-NWA, N5459X and C-GAAH, before ending up with Brooks Fuel in late 2002. Roger Brooks did a great restoration job on it, but then unfortunately crashed it near McGrath, AK on 30 May 2007.