Aircraft Photo of 56514 | Douglas C-54Q Skymaster | USA - Navy | AirHistory.net #318743
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:56514
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-4
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-4 (C-54/R5D/Skymaster)
Aircraft Version:Douglas C-54Q Skymaster
C/n (msn):10741
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
Location
City / Airport:Riverside - March ARBMap
Region / Country:California, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KRIV   IATA: RIV   Local: RIV   Other: -
Collection:March Field Air Museum
 
Photo Date:30 September 2010
Photo by:Aad van der Voet
Photo ID: 318743
Photo Comment

Built for the USAAF as 42-72636, but immediately diverted to the Navy as Bu56514. Served with them until transferred to MASDC in Oct 1965. Remained stored there until Apr 1975, when it was sold on the civil market as N67062. The next year this DC-4 was converted to airtanker (with belly tank) and based at Avra Valley as Tanker 148. Withdrawn from use there in the early 1990s and stored. On 19 Jan 2002 it was flown from Avra Valley to March ARB on delivery to the museum. Between 2005 and 2008 it was slowly repainted in these markings.

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