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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:ATL-98 Carvair
    Last Military Serial:42-72277 USAAF
    Construction Number:10382
    Last Civil Registration:9Q-CTI
    Compressed ID:Aviation Traders ATL-98 sn 42-72277...
    Latest Owner or Location:Transair Cargo, Kinshasa, Zaire

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    Dates

    Event

    1944

    Constructed as a C-54A-15-DC by Douglas at Chicago, IL.

    24 August 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-72277.

    To unknown owner with c/r NC12491.

    13 March 1947

    To Braathens SAFE with new c/r LN-HAU.
    Operated with markings: Norse Trader

    7 October 1950

    To Seaboard and Western Airlines with new c/r N1221V.
    Operated with markings: Oslo Airtrader

    From January 1953 to 1955

    Leased to Trans Caibbean Airways.

    6 October 1959

    To Lewmar Corp, Miami, FL keeping c/r N1221V.

    21 March 1961

    Civil registration, N1221V, cancelled.
    Exported to Luxembourg.

    April 1961

    To Interocean Airways with new c/r LX-BBP.

    April 1961

    Leased to United Nations.

    November 1962

    To Aviation Traders with new c/r G-ASKG.

    Converted to an ATL-98 by Aviation Traders.
    New construction number, 10, assigned to the airframe.
    Conversion No.10.

    From 12 July 1963 to 18 March 1969

    To British United Air Ferries keeping c/r G-ASKG.

    From 15 August 1963 to February 1964

    Leased to Alisud (Compagnia Aerea Meridionale).
    Used for daily car-ferry service between Naples and Palermo.

    27 June 1969

    To Societe Compagnie Air Transport, Paris with new c/r F-BRPT.

    17 April 1972

    To Sa Transports Aeriens Reunis/Tar, Nice, Cote D Azur keeping c/r F-BRPT.
    Based at Nice Cote Azur.

    19 March 1973

    Civil registration, F-BRPT, cancelled.

    26 March 1973

    To British Air Ferries with new c/r G-ASKG.

    3 September 1974


    Photographer: Lewis Grant
    Notes: G-ASKG : ATL.98 Carvair : British Air Ferries -Big Joe- during engine-start at Basel for its return service to Southend.

    25 February 1975

    Civil registration, G-ASKG, cancelled.
    Cancelled on transfer to Gabon.

    February 1975

    To S. A. de Construction (SOACO) with new c/r TR-LUP.

    After 1980

    To Aero Service with new c/r TN-ADX.

    19 March 1993


    Photographer: Michel Anciaux
    Notes: At Brazzaville Airport, Republic of Congo

    April 1995

    To Transair Cargo, Kinshasa, Zaire with new c/r 9Q-CTI.

    September 1995

    Scrapped.
    Broken up at Kinshasa.
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    Andrew Lawlor
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