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    Airframe Family: Douglas DC-4 / C-54/R5D/C-112 Skymaster / Carvair ATL / Canadair DC-4M/C-4 North Star
    Latest Model:DC-4
    Last Military Serial:39166 USN
    Construction Number:10319
    Last Civil Registration:CU-T397
    Latest Owner or Location:Cubana de Aviacion

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    Event

    Constructed as a C-54A-10-DC by Douglas at Chicago, IL.

    Circa 1942

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-72214.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 39166 as a R5D-1.

    Converted to a DC-4.

    Circa 23 July 1946

    Certificate of airworthiness for N88931 (C54A-DC, 10319) issued.

    23 July 1946

    To Pan America Airways Inc, New York, NY with c/r N88931.

    9 December 1949

    Civil registration, N88931, cancelled.

    By 6 December 1952

    To Cubana de Aviacion with c/r CU-T397 (Douglas DC-4, 10319).

    6 December 1952

    Crashed.
    Summary: The airframe was written off. There were 37 fatalities. The international scheduled passenger flight departed Bermuda-Kindley Field (BDA/TXKF), Bermuda and was destined for Havana-Rancho Boyeros Airport (HAV/MUHA), Cuba. The accident occurred at 4,5 km (2. 8 mls) NE off Bermuda-Kindley Field (BDA) (Bermuda) while in the initial climb. Narrative: The DC-4 crashed into the sea shortly after takeoff. The airplane operated on a flight from Madrid, Spain to Havana (HAV), Cuba. It had arrived at Bermuda from Santa Maria, Azores at 03:30 for a refueling stop...

    Written off.


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