Aircraft Photo of C-GBAJ | Douglas C-54R Skymaster | AirHistory.net #515021
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:C-GBAJ
Fleet number:14
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-4
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-4 (C-54/R5D/Skymaster)
Aircraft Version:Douglas C-54R Skymaster
C/n (msn):27328
Location
City / Airport:Hay River - Merlyn CarterMap
Region / Country:Northwest Territories, Canada
Airport Codes:ICAO: CYHY   IATA: YHY   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:14 September 2014
Photo by:Paul Seymour
Photo ID: 515021
Photo Comment

Built for the USAAF as C-54E 44-9012 but delivered to the US Navy as R5D-5R 90402 in 1945. Redesignated as a C-54R in 1962. Stored at Davis-Monthan AFB with park code 3C057 in 1970. To Aero Union as N62297 in 1974 and converted to a firebomber. Sold to Buffalo Airways as C-GBAJ in 2005 and firebombing tank removed. Used for parts at Hay River by 2011.

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