| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N76AU |
| Fleet number: | 16 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-4 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-4 (C-54/R5D/Skymaster) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas C-54Q/AT Skymaster |
| C/n (msn): | 10547 |
| Operator Titles: | (Aero Union) |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Lancaster - General William J FoxMap |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KWJF IATA: WJF Local: WJF Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 8 October 1987 |
| Photo by: | Paul Seymour |
| Photo ID: | 487043 |
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Delivered to the USAAF as C-54D 42-72442 then transferred to the RAF as KL977 in 1945. To the US Navy as R5D-3 91994 in 1946. Redesignated as a C-54Q in 1962. Stored at Davis-Monthan AFB with park code 3C065 in 1970. To Aero Union as N62296 in 1974. Converted to a firebomber and reregistered as N76AU in 1976. Deconverted from a firebomber in 1990 and painted in USAAF colours by 1992. To Aero Flite as N3054V in 2001 then to Brooks Fuel in 2007 and Alaska Air Fuel in 2013. Sadly, this aircraft, with its two crew, was lost in a crash immediately after take-off from Fairbanks, Alaska on 23 April 2024. By then, it was the last DC-4 flying commercially in the USA. This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 14 August 2022, and has since been viewed 164 times. |