Originally delivered to the USAAF as 45-0540.

Built as 42-72344 for the USAAF. Converted to C-54DC for civilian use and delivered to Pan American World Airways as N88902 in July 1946. Sold to Eastern Airlines in November 1950 and flew with them until sold to the Trans Equipment Company in 1960. Exported to Colombia as HK-528 flying with SAM and later Aerotabo which became Aerolineas Medellin in 1976. The aircraft was withdrawn from use in 1978.

Ex USAF 42-72706. Became (N4988T), C-GRYZ, C9-ATF, 3D-ATF, (ZS-PAK), scrapped in 2001

Seen being towed to the north ramp.

Retired to MASDC May 1964. Uploaded for its rarity despite the poor quality. It appears to have a large observation window so may have been re-designated as HC-54D Rescuemaster.

Wrecked at Bilbao, Spain on 23 January 1961 when it ran off the runway.

Converted by Sabena to swing-tail configuration for Air Zaire circa1967 and later, while with Kinair Cargo as 9Q-CBK, it was destroyed in a crash near Kinshasa. No details can be found, but maybe the tail became unlatched?

Delivered to the USAAF as 42-72539, withdrawn to MASDC at Davis Monthan in 1970 and bought in 1977 by Aero Union as N65397. Sold to Soundair in Canada 1979 as C-GCXG and returned to the US in 1990 before being sold in Kenya in 1995. Registered 9Q-CLM with Transcontinental in October 1996 and joined Air Transport office in December 1996. Sold to Cargo Express Congo shortly after this photo was taken and registered as EL-WLS. Suspected of operating supply flights to UNITA rebels and impounded by the Angolan Air Force in 1998, it ended its days on the dump at Luanda and was scrapped by June 2012.

Former USAAF (42-72312), American Airlines (N90437), Air France (F-BBDR), Air Comores (D6-CAA) and SAAF (6907). After being withdrawn from SAAF service the aircraft was sold to Africa Cargo Airlines in 1993, briefly registered ZS-XXX and then ZS-NJN, 7Q-YYY and finally 3D-NJN. Sold in 1998 as 3D-ADW and believed scrapped.

Ex 43-17164, to Pan Am in 1946. Photo from: Melvin Horwitz / Central Connecticut State University

The C-54E was bought by Buffalo Airways the following year, and is still current with them at Yellowknife, North West Territories, where I photographed it again years later.