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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:42-72389 USAAF
    Construction Number:10494
    Last Civil Registration:CF-TAP
    Latest Owner or Location:Transair Ltd

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    Dates

    Event

    1944

    Constructed as a C-54B-1-DC by Douglas at Chicago, IL.

    14 December 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-72389.

    Converted to a DC-4.

    21 September 1946

    To Western Airlines with new c/r NC88722.

    June 1952


    Photographer: William T. Larkins
    Notes: At Oakland, California

    15 January 1956

    To American Airlines with new c/r N88722.

    20 December 1958

    To Slick Airways keeping c/r N88722.

    30 June 1959

    To Yukon Construction Company with new c/r CF-LOG.

    1960

    To Yukon Mining and Engineering keeping c/r CF-LOG.

    1964

    To Nortair Transport keeping c/r CF-LOG.

    1968

    To Transair Ltd with new c/r CF-TAP.

    1973

    Scrapped.
    At Oakland, California.
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    unreviewed imported data.
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