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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:42-72361 USAAF
    Construction Number:10466
    Last Civil Registration:N88909
    Compressed ID:Douglas DC-4 sn 42-72361 USAAF cn 1...
    Latest Owner or Location:Panavia Cargo Developmentinc, Miami, FL

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    Dates

    Event

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

    1 December 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-72361.

    Converted to a DC-4.
    Conversion No 25.

    7 March 1946

    To War Assets Administration with new c/r N88909.

    2 May 1946

    To Pan American World Airways keeping c/r N88909.
    Markings added: Clipper Dauntless

    19 December 1962

    To Charlotte Aircraft Leasing Company keeping c/r N88909.

    25 February 1966

    To Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands keeping c/r N88909.

    1968

    To Stan Burnstein keeping c/r N88909.

    30 October 1968

    To Midwest Aviation Corporation keeping c/r N88909.

    4 June 1971

    To Leonard Linsmeir keeping c/r N88909.

    26 February 1973

    To Kodiak Western Alaska Airlines keeping c/r N88909.

    From 20 October 1976 to October 1977

    Leased to Panavia Cargo Developmentinc, Miami, FL.

    October 1977


    Photographer: Geoff Goodall
    Notes: DC-4 N88909 at Miami in October 1977

    2 November 1977

    To Panavia Cargo Developmentinc, Miami, FL keeping c/r N88909.

    4 April 1978

    Crashed.
    The incident occurred at N CAICOS, BWI, Turks And Caicos Islands.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    By 4 April 1978

    To unknown owner with c/r N88909.

    18 April 1978

    Crashed.
    Summary: The airframe was written off. The accident occurred at North Caicos Airport (NCA) (Turks and Caicos Islands) while landing. Narrative: Landed short of runway; damaged beyond repair.
    For a complete description of the event read the Aviation Safety Network Report.

    Written off.

    5 November 1980

    Civil registration, N88909, cancelled.
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    unreviewed imported data.
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    Aviation Safety Network
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    National Transportation Safety Board
    Individual Contributors
     Terry Fletcher
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