Aircraft Photo of 9Q-CJL | Douglas C-54A Skymaster | AirHistory.net #517403
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:9Q-CJL
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-4
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-4 (C-54/R5D/Skymaster)
Aircraft Version:Douglas C-54A Skymaster
C/n (msn):10413
Location
City / Airport:Johannesburg - RandMap
Country:South Africa
Airport Codes:ICAO: FAGM   IATA: QRA   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:17 August 1995
Photo by:Tim Spearman
Photo ID: 517403
Photo Comment

Delivered to the USAAF as 42-72308 in 1944. Subsequently served with Northwest Airlines (N14747), Pennsylvania Central Airlines, Capital Airlines and Los Angeles Air Services (N95409), Air Algerie (F-OAVS and 7T-VAS), Cie Air Fret, (F-BRHE) Air Comores (D6-CAC) and the South African AF as 6908. Became 9Q-CJL with Transair Cargo of Zaire in June 1993 and was re-registered with them as EL-WBB in August 1997. Ultimately registered 3D-JHL with TAC Air Service in July 1998, bought by Phoebus Apollo for spares and stored at Rand for several years before being scrapped in 2006.

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

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