
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | NC45345 |
Fleet number: | 604 |
Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-4 |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-4 (C-54/R5D/Skymaster) |
Aircraft Version: | Douglas C54E-DC |
C/n (msn): | 27346 |
Operator Titles: | Trans World Airline - TWA |
Aircraft Name: | The Arc de Triomphe |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | Gander - InternationalMap |
Region / Country: | Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: CYQX IATA: YQX Local: - Other: - |
Photo Date: | 1946 |
Photo from: | RAScholefield Collection |
Photo ID: | 78470 |
Photo Comment |
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Delivered to USAAF as C-54E 44-9120 in May 1945. Converted to DC-4 standard by Douglas in late 1945 and delivered to TWA on 5 February 1946. Named "Arc de Triomphe". Seen at Gander during a trans-atlantic crossing. Destroyed by fire at La Guardia on 28 September 1948. From TWA 60 years ago. This photo was added on 2 September 2018, and has since been viewed 585 times. |