| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | NC88944 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-4 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-4 (C-54/R5D/Skymaster) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C54G-DC |
| C/n (msn): | 35937 |
| Operator Titles: | Pan American World Airways - PAA |
| Aircraft Name: | Clipper Ocean Express |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | WhenuapaiMap |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: NZWP IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | June 1947 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 432575 |
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One of the C-54Gs released by the USAAF for airline use at the end of World War II. It is ex C-54G 45-484, converted by Douglas to civil C54G-DC in 1947 (conversion #78) and delivered to Pan Am in April 1947. It was returned to the USAF in January 1954 as 45-484 and converted to VC-54G. Photo from: Whites Aviation Collection/Alexander Turnbull Library This photo was added on 21 January 2022, and has since been viewed 247 times. |