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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:39174 USN
    Construction Number:10327
    Last Civil Registration:CF-CPC
    Compressed ID:Douglas DC-4 sn 39174 USN cn 10327...
    Latest Owner or Location:Canadian Pacific Air Lines-CPAL

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a C-54A-10-DC by Douglas at Chicago, IL.

    Circa 1942

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-72222.

    Circa 1944


    Photographer: Walter M. Hensell
    Notes: Location unknown, most likely CA or TX, USA. Probably 1944 or 1945.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 39174 as a R5D-1.

    Converted to a DC-4.

    23 July 1946

    To Pan America World Airways Inc, New York, NY with new c/r N88933.

    8 November 1950

    Civil registration, N88933, cancelled.

    By 21 July 1951

    To Canadian Pacific Air Lines-CPAL with new c/r CF-CPC (Douglas DC-4, 10327).

    21 July 1951

    Crashed.
    Summary: The airframe was a loss. There were 37 fatalities. The international scheduled passenger flight departed Vancouver International Airport, BC (YVR/CYVR), Canada and was destined for Anchorage-Elmendorf AFB, AK (EDF/PAED), United States of America. The accident occurred at near Sitka, AK (United States of America) while en route. Narrative: The C-54 departed Vancouver at 18:53 for a flight to Tokyo. Nothing more was heard from the flight following a position report over Cape Spencer intersection...
    For a complete description of the event read the Aviation Safety Network Report.

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