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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:43-17197 USAAF
    Construction Number:18397
    Last Civil Registration:N88939
    Latest Owner or Location:BIF Air Inc, Miami, FL

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    Event

    Constructed as a C-54B-15-DO by Douglas at Santa Monica, CA.

    Circa 1943

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 43-17197.

    Converted to a DC-4.

    By 29 June 1948

    To Pan American World Airways with c/r NC88939.

    29 June 1948

    Operated as Flight 451 from La Guardia Field to Ciudad Trujillo, D.R., via San Juan, Puerto Rico, Caracas, Venezuela, and Curaco, N.W.I Source: Passenger Manifest.

    To unknown owner with c/r PP-PCD.

    To unknown owner with c/r N88939.

    23 July 1965

    Certificate of airworthiness for N88939 (C54B-DC, 18397) issued.

    22 April 1970

    Certificate of airworthiness for N88939 (C54B-DC, 18397) issued.

    16 September 1976

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number MIA76OM011: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 16:30 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Grand Turk International Airport, Grand Turk, Bwi, Turks And Caicos Islands. The flight departed from Miami, FL, with the destination Grand Turk, Bwi. The gear collapsed during the landing rollout. Report remarks include: Investigation under jurisdiction of Government of Bwi-turks air ltd.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    6 July 1979


    Photographer: Paul Thallon
    Notes: 1979 photo at Sarasota - Bradenton of a Douglas C-54B-DO operated by Turks Air

    1 August 1984

    To BIF Air Inc, Miami, FL.

    January 1985

    Crashed.
    Summary: The airframe was written off. The accident occurred at near South Caicos International Airport (XSC) (Turks and Caicos Islands) while on approach. Narrative: Crashed on approach and destroyed by fire.

    Written off.

    8 July 2013

    Civil registration, N88939, cancelled.


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