Aircraft Photo of 17513 | Canadair C-54GM North Star Mk1 (CL-2) | Canada - Air Force | AirHistory.net #10037
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:17513
Other Marks:PX-513
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-4
Aircraft Generic Type:Canadair C-4/C-5/DC-4M/C-54 North Star/Argonaut (CL-2/4/5)
Aircraft Version:Canadair C-54GM North Star Mk1 (CL-2)
C/n (msn):120
Operator Titles:Canada - Air Force
Location
City / Airport:London - HeathrowMap
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:ICAO: EGLL   IATA: LHR   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:12 September 1954
Photo by:R.A.Scholefield
Photo ID: 10037
Photo Comment

Royal Canadian Air Force C-54GM North Star of the Experimental & Proving Establishment parked in the uncompleted central area of Heathrow in 1954. It is fitted with an observation position on the forward upper fuselage. Delivered in February 1948 and lost in a hangar fire at Montreal's Dorval airport on 19 March 1956.

This photo is copyright © R.A.Scholefield, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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