List of Douglas DC-4 operators

This is a list of operators of the Douglas DC-4, Douglas C-54, Canadair North Star and Douglas R5D.

DC-4 operated by the Dutch Dakota Association in the "Flying Dutchman" colours of KLM

Civil operators

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  Aden
  Algeria
  Antigua and Barbuda
  • Seagreen Air Transport [1]
 
Aerolineas Argentinas DC-4 at Ministro Pistarini Airport, Argentina, 1958.
  Argentina
  Australia
  Barbados
  Belgium
  Bolivia
  • Frigorifico Reyes
  Burundi
  Cameroon
  Canada
  Chad
  Republic of China
  Colombia
  Democratic Republic of the Congo
  Denmark
  Ecuador
  • Aerovias Ecuatorianas[3]
  El Salvador
  France
  Gabon
  Germany
  Greece
  Guatemala
  Hong Kong
  India
  Iceland
  Ireland
  Israel
  Italy
  Côte d'Ivoire
  Japan
  Kenya,   Uganda,   Tanganyika and   Zanzibar
  Lebanon
  Luxembourg
  Madagascar
  Mauritania
  Mexico
  The Netherlands
  Nicaragua
  • LANICA (Lineas Aereas de Nicaragua S.A.)
  Niger
  Norway
  Panama
  Paraguay
  Peru
  Philippines
  South Africa
  South Korea
  South Vietnam
  Spain
  Sweden
  Switzerland
  Syria
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
 
Ardco C-54D (DC-4) 43-17228 air tanker landing at Fox Field, Lancaster, California, 2003. Now with Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation as "Spirit of Freedom"
  United States
  Venezuela

Notes

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  • ^1 Canadair North Star operator
  • ^2 Ansett-ANA was also an original operator of the Aviation Traders ATL-98 Carvair conversion of the DC-4/C-54

Military operators

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(Douglas C-54 unless specified)

  Argentina
  Belgium
  Bolivia
  Brazil
  • Força Aérea Brasileira - Twelve C-54Gs serialled FAB 2400 to FAB 2411, flown by the "1º/2º Grupo de Transporte" between 1960–1968
  Cambodia
  • Royal Khmer Aviation (AVRK) - One C-54B used as a VIP transport, flown by the "Transport and Liaison Group" (French: Groupe d'Liaison et Transport – GLT) between 1960-1970.
  Canada
  Chad
  Colombia
  Cuba
  Denmark
  Dominican Republic
  • Fuerza Aérea Dominicana - Photographic evidence of two aircraft registered 3105 –named 'San Isidro'– and 3106. Unknown origin.
  El Salvador
  Ethiopia
  France
  Guatemala
  Honduras
  Iceland
  Israel
  Mexico
  Netherlands East Indies
  Niger
  Peru
  Portugal
  • Portuguese Air Force - Four C-54Ds operated from 1952 supplemented in 1961 by four former C-54As that had been modified to DC-4 standard.[10] In 1965 ten former USAF HC-54Ds were obtained with an additional four as spares.
  Rhodesia
  Republic of China
  • Chinese Nationalist Air Force - former USAF aircraft 2 × C-54D (one bought in 1965 and one in 1966), and 1 × C-54G (bought in 1968)[10]
  Saudi Arabia
  South Korea
  South Africa
  Spain
  • Spanish Air Force - Four former C-54Ds given to Spain by the USAF in 1959 were later supplemented by another 13 second-hand aircraft which included C-54, C-54A, C-54B, C-54E, C-54G and 5D-3s.
  Thailand
  Turkey
  United Kingdom
  United States
  Venezuela
  Zimbabwe

See also

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References

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh Eastwood, Tony; John Roach (1991). Piston Engine Airliner Production List. The Aviation Hobby Shop. ISBN 0-907178-37-5.
  2. ^ Flight International, 10 April 1969, p.551
  3. ^ a b c d e Flight International, 10 April 1969, p.552
  4. ^ Flight International, 10 April 1969, p.554
  5. ^ "Case Study The Indian Scene, circa 1975". Vayu Aerospace and Defence Review. August 20, 2018.
  6. ^ a b Flight International, 10 April 1969, p.556
  7. ^ Flight International, 10 April 1969, p.557
  8. ^ Flight International, 10 April 1969, p.561
  9. ^ a b c Roach 1991, p. 164
  10. ^ a b c d e f g Roach 1991, p. 158
  11. ^ Cooper, Grandolini & Delalande 2015, p. 34
  12. ^ Schrøder, Hans (1991). "Royal Danish Airforce". Ed. Kay S. Nielsen. Tøjhusmuseet, 1991, p. 63. ISBN 87-89022-24-6.
  13. ^ a b Roach 1991, p. 165
  14. ^ John Andrade, Latin-American Military Aviation, (Leicester: Midland Counties Publications, 1982), p. 238.
  15. ^ Roach 1991, p. 159

Bibliography

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  • Best, Martin S. (Summer 2010). "The Development of Commercial Aviation in China: Part 10B: China National Aviation Corporation 1945–1949". Air-Britain Archive. pp. 63–74. ISSN 0262-4923.
  • Blewett, R. Survivors. Coulsden, UK: Aviation Classics, 2007. ISBN 978-0-9530413-4-3.
  • Cooper, Tom; Grandolini, Albert; Delalande, Arnaud (2015). Libyan Air Wars, Part 1: 1973-1985. Helion & Company Publishing. ISBN 978-1-909982-39-0.
  • Eastwood, Tony; John Roach (1991). Piston Engine Airliner Production List. The Aviation Hobby Shop. ISBN 0-907178-37-5.
  • Francillon, René (1979). McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Since 1920: Volume I. London: Putnam. ISBN 0-87021-428-4.
  • Pearcy, Arthur. Douglas Propliners: DC-1–DC-7. Shrewsbury, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1995. ISBN 1-85310-261-X.
  • Pickler, Ron and Larry Milberry. Canadair: The First 50 Years. Toronto: CANAV Books, 1995. ISBN 0-921022-07-7.
  • Milberry, Larry. The Canadair North Star. Toronto: CANAV Books, 1982. ISBN 0-07-549965-7.
  • Yenne, Bill (1985). McDonnell Douglas: A Tale of Two Giants. Greenwich, Connecticut: Bison Books. ISBN 0-517-44287-6.
  • The PSA History/Oldtimers Page [1]
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