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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:42-72257 USAAF
    Construction Number:10362
    Last Civil Registration:N3802
    Compressed ID:Douglas DC-4 sn 42-72257 USAAF cn 1...
    Latest Owner or Location:BandB Aircraft Service Inc, Fort Lauderdale, FL

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    Dates

    Event

    1944

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

    9 August 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 42-72257.

    Circa 1946

    Converted to a DC-4.
    Conversion No.35 by Douglas.

    6 June 1947

    To Pan American World Airways with new c/r N88923.
    Operated with markings: Clipper West Wind

    1 December 1953

    To Avianca with new c/r HK-178.

    1956

    To Eastern Canada Stevedoring Company with new c/r CF-JIR.

    1958

    To Notre Dame Air Transport keeping c/r CF-JIR.

    1960

    To Wheeler Airlines keeping c/r CF-JIR.

    1962

    To Nordair keeping c/r CF-JIR.

    1965

    Leased to Eastern Provincial Airlines.

    4 March 1969

    To Homer O Rich keeping c/r CF-JIR.

    8 March 1969

    To Universal Air Leasing Company with new c/r N3802.

    30 April 1969

    Certificate of airworthiness for N3802 (C54A-DC, 10362) issued.

    May 1969

    Leased to Florida Caribbean Air Lines.

    3 March 1971

    Aircraft seized by the Sheriff of Broward County.

    28 April 1971

    To Donald L. Stanton keeping c/r N3802.

    15 August 1974

    To David Mylo Bean keeping c/r N3802.

    1 June 1976

    To BandB Aircraft Service Inc, Fort Lauderdale, FL keeping c/r N3802.

    2 October 1984


    Photographer: Mike Powney
    Notes: 1984 photo at Ft.Lauderdale International

    By 1985

    Scrapped.

    13 November 2012

    Civil registration, N3802, cancelled.
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