Aircraft Photo of N5581T / N5581S | Douglas C-54A Skymaster

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	N5581T
Alternate Registration:	N5581S
Aircraft Original Type:	Douglas DC-4
Aircraft Generic Type:	Douglas DC-4 (C-54/R5D/Skymaster)
Aircraft Version:	Douglas C-54A Skymaster
C/n (msn):	7458

Location
City / Airport:	Melbourne - EssendonMap
Region / Country:	Victoria, Australia
Airport Codes:	ICAO: YMEN IATA: MEB Local: - Other: -

Photo Date:	16 February 1980
Photo from:	AustAirData Collection
Photo ID:	346261

Photo Comment
Air Express DC-4s VH-EDA and EDB were sold in 1980 to Basler in the US as N5581S and N5581T respectively. However in a painting mix-up at Essendon the registrations were painted on the wrong aircraft. The error was corrected after arrival Oshkosh. EDA and EDB differed in detail. The former was a DC-4 and had a small porthole window behind the cockpit on the port side. EDB, a C-54, did not have this window. Mike Madden photo. This photo was added on 21 March 2021, and has since been viewed 198 times.

Photo Comment

Air Express DC-4s VH-EDA and EDB were sold in 1980 to Basler in the US as N5581S and N5581T respectively. However in a painting mix-up at Essendon the registrations were painted on the wrong aircraft. The error was corrected after arrival Oshkosh. EDA and EDB differed in detail. The former was a DC-4 and had a small porthole window behind the cockpit on the port side. EDB, a C-54, did not have this window. Mike Madden photo.

This photo was added on 21 March 2021, and has since been viewed 198 times.

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