K25 slide scan. Built 1945 as R5D-4R for USN, retired 1973. Civilianized 1975 as C-54R N48163. Millardair C-GQIB 1978. Omni Aircraft Sales N500EJ 1990. Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation 1994, the well known "Spirit of Freedom". Damaged beyond repair by a tornado whilst parked at Walterboro, SC 13 April 2020. It was replaced by C-54D N9015Q msn 22178 in 2021.
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