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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:43-17184 USAAF
    Construction Number:18384
    Last Civil Registration:OO-DEP
    Compressed ID:Douglas DC-4 sn 43-17184 USAAF cn 1...
    Latest Owner or Location:Belgian International Air Services

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    Dates

    Event

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

    30 October 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 43-17184.

    Converted to a DC-4.
    Conversion #.18.

    2 April 1946

    To United Air Lines with new c/r N30048.
    Operated with markings: Mainliner Olympic

    30 November 1956

    To Transocean Airlines keeping c/r N30048.

    1 October 1957

    To Asiatic Animal Imports Inc, San Francisco, CA keeping c/r N30048.

    From 1 October 1957 to 1961

    To Seven Seas Airlines keeping c/r N30048.


    Photographer: JohnL1049H

    1961

    To Belgian International Air Services with new c/r OO-DEP (Douglas DC-4, 18384).

    10 April 1962

    Civil registration, N30048, cancelled.
    Exported to Belgium.

    29 November 1964

    Destroyed in a crash.
    Summary: The airframe was written off. There were six fatalities. There were 48,113 hours on the airframe at the time. The domestic non scheduled passenger flight departed Leopoldville-NDjili Airport (FIH/FZAA), Congo (Democratic Republic) and was destined for Kamina Airport (KMN/FZSA), Congo (Democratic Republic). The accident occurred at Leopoldville-NDjili Airport (FIH) (Congo (Democratic Republic)) while taking off. Narrative: The DC-4 was 900 m into takeoff when the pilot had to take action to avoid an empty fuel drum on the runway...
    For a complete description of the event read the Aviation Safety Network Report.
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    unreviewed imported data.
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