Aircraft Photo of N27MA | Douglas C-54Q Skymaster | AirHistory.net #487047
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:N27MA
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):10554
Location
City / Airport:Chico - MunicipalMap
Region / Country:California, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KCIC   IATA: CIC   Local: CIC   Other: -
 
Photo Date:4 April 1989
Photo by:Paul Seymour
Photo ID: 487047
Photo Comment

Delivered to the USAAF as C-54D 42-72449 then transferred to the US Navy as R5D-3 50874 in 1945. Redesignated as a C-54Q in 1962. Stored at Davis-Monthan AFB with park code 3C047 in 1970. To Mercy Airlift as N27MA in 1975, then to Lambeth Aircraft in 1980 then to Aero Union in 1986 and used for parts at Chico, CA. To the Aerospace Museum of California, McClellan, CA in 1990 for restoration and preservation.

This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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