Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 03-Sep-21 (DeNoiseAI).
Originally delivered to the US Army Air Force as a Douglas C-54B in Dec-44, serialled 42-72380, this aircraft was sold to American Airlines in 1946 as N90417.
It was sold to Iberia as EC-AEP in 1949 and leased to Aviaco in Apr-63. In Feb-64 the aircraft was handed over to Aviation Traders (Engineeing) Ltd for conversion to ATL98 Carvair standard.
It was re-delivered to Aviaco in Jun-64 with the temporary Spanish registration EC-WXI becoming EC-AXI later the same month.
The aircraft was sold to Dominicana (Dominican Republic) in early 1969 as HI-168 and was lost in Jun-69 when it crashed shortly after take-off from Miami, Florida.
Tags: EC-AXI Aviation Traders ATL.98 Carvair Aviaco aircraft airplane airliner piston prop-liner car transporter car-via-air aviation
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Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 27-Mar-15, plus DeNoise AI 08-Feb-22.
The Aviation Traders Carvair was converted from the Douglas DC-4/C-54 and designed originally for Channel Air Bridge as a car ferry for longer routes into Europe. Around 21 were built.
Originally delivered to the US Army Air Force as a Douglas C-54B in Dec-44, serialled 42-72380, this aircraft was sold to American Airlines in 1946 as N90417.
It was sold to Iberia as EC-AEP in 1949 and leased to Aviaco in Apr-63. In Feb-64 the aircraft was handed over to Aviation Traders (Engineeing) Ltd for conversion to ATL98 Carvair standard.
It was re-delivered to Aviaco in Jun-64 with the temporary Spanish registration EC-WXI becoming EC-AXI later the same month.
The aircraft was sold to Dominicana (Dominican Republic) in early 1969 as HI-168 and was lost in Jun-69 when it crashed shortly after take-off from Miami, Florida.
Tags: EC-AXI Aviation Traders ATL.98 Carvair (Douglas C-54B) Aviaco air-bridge aircraft airplane car transporter cargo freighter propliner
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Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 04-Mar-15.
Delivered to the US Army Air Forces as a Douglas C-54B in Jul-44 serialled 43-17140, this aircraft was sold to American Airlines in 1945 as N90403.
In 1949 it was sold to Iberia as EC-AEO. It was transferred to Aviation Traders (Engineering) Ltd in Nov-64 for ATL.98 Carvair conversion.
The aircraft was returned to Aviaco in Mar-65 as EC-AZA (EC-AXY not taken up). It was sold to Dominicana in May-69 and was retired in 1978 and put on display at the Hotel Embajador in Santo Domingo. It was eventually broken up at Santo Domingo.
Tags: EC-AZA Aviation Traders ATL.98 Carvair (Douglas C-54B) Aviaco aircraft airplane cargo freighter car ferry propliner aviation broken up
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Carrying general cargo!
Named: "Ailbhe / St Albert"
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Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version using 'today's technology' (although I have to say the original slide was a bit blurred!) 18-Jan-15
Named: "Ailbhe / St Albert".
Tags: EI-AMP ATL98 Carvair Aviation Traders Engineering propliner Aer Lingus car ferry
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