Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 20-Sep-23.

Just returned to BUAF British United Air Ferries after lease to Alisud SpA, Naples, Italy.

Originally built as a Douglas C-54A, the aircraft was delivered to the US Army Air Forces in Aug-44 as 42-72277. It was sold to Braathens SAFE (South American & Far Eastern) in Mar-47 as LN-HAU.

In Oct-50 it was sold to Seaboard & Western Airlines as N1221V. It was leased to Trans Caribbean Airways in Jan-53 & returned to Seaboard & Western in 1955. In Mar-61 it was sold to Interocean Airways Luxembourg as LX-BBP and leased to the United Nations during the conflict in the Belgian Congo.

It was sold to Aviation Traders in Nov-62 as G-ASKG, then converted into an ATL.98 Carvair and sold to British United Air Ferries in Aug-63. It was wet-leased to Alisud (Italy) in Aug-63 and operated for them until Feb-64 when it returned to BUAF.

In Dec-65 it was leased to Air Ferry for 3 months, returning to BUAF in Mar-66. BUAF were renamed British Air Ferries in Oct-67. The aircraft was sold to Cie Air Transport in France in Mar-69 as F-BRPT and sold on to Transportes Aeriens Reunis 3 months later.

In Apr-72 it was wet leased back to British Air Ferries and they bought it in Mar-73 when it again became G-ASKG. It was sold to a construction company in Gabon, West Africa, in Feb-75 and became TR-LUP. It was stored at Brazzaville, Congo, in 1978.

Two years later, in 1980, it was sold to Aero Service Congo as TN-ADX. It operated with Aero Service for 13 years until it was sold to ECL Air in the adjoining Democratic Republic of Congo in Mar-93 as 9Q-CTI.

In Apr-95 it was sold to Transair Cargo. It was only in service with them for 3 months and was retired at Kinshasa in Jul-95. It was broken up there in Sep-95 after an amazing 51 years in service.

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Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 03-Feb-15.

Noooo! Don't stick your head in it's mouth, it'll bite!

This aircraft was an early Douglas C-54 delivered to the US Army Air Forces in Feb-43 as 41-37272. It was sold to the US Civil Aviation Administration in 1946 as N79000.

Over the next few years it passed through a number of American airlines, Eastern Airlines, Apr-51. Northwest Airlines, Jun-55. Transocean Air Lines, Feb-58. World Airways, 1959. President Airlines, Oct-60.

In May-61 it was sold to Continentale in Germany as D-ADAM. Aviation Traders bought it in Jul-63. It was converted to an ATL.98 Carvair and delivered to British United Air Ferries in Feb-64.

BUAF was renamed British Air Ferries in Oct-67. In Jun-76 the aircraft was sold to a construction company in Gabon, West Africa, as TR-LWP. It was retired at Brazzaville, Congo in 1978 and was broken up there 8 years later in May-86.

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Came across this 60 year old b/w print at the back of a drawer a couple of months back. Aer Lingus ATL.98 Carvair doing a general cargo flight at Liverpool sometime in Jun-1964 (EI-AMP). It's taken some effort but it looks reasonably OK now. I don't remember seeing Aer Lingus Carvairs operating general cargo flights into Liverpool... (my photo)

Named: "Ailbhe / St Albert".

Just realised I'd already put this photo on 'Flickr' back in 2011. I don't remember... (onset of senility!!!)

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Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 11-Feb-15, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 19-Dec-23.

Aer Lingus' 3rd Carvair, used mainly for the transport of cars and their passengers between Liverpool (and other UK points) and Dublin.

Named: "St. Cenan / Seanan".

Ordered in 1942, this aircraft was built as a Douglas C-54B. It was delivered to the US Army Air Forces serialled 42-72353 in Nov-44. It was sold back to the Douglas Aircraft Company in Jan-46 and converted to civil DC-4 standard (Conversion No:17).

The aircraft was sold to Western Air Lines as N88721 in Sep-46. It was sold to Sobelair (Belgium) as OO-SBO in Feb-56 and leased to SABENA Belgian World Airlines the following month. The aircraft returned to Sobelair in Sep-56.

It was leased to UAT Union Aeromaritime de Transport (France) as F-BHVR in Nov-56 and returned to Sobelair as OO-SBO in Mar-57. It was leased to SABENA again in Apr-57. In 1958 the aircraft was wet-leased to Lebanese International Airways, returning to SABENA in Apr-59.

It was returned to Sobelair in Nov-59 and sold to Continentale Deutsche Lefutfreederi (Germany) as D-ANEK in Apr-60. In Jul-63 it was sold to Aviation Traders Ltd (UK) as G-ASKD for conversion to an ATL.98 Carvair.

The aircraft was converted at Southend, UK and had it's first flight in Apr-64. It was sold to Aer Lingus as EI-ANJ a week later. It was sold to Eastern Provincial Airways as CF-EPW in Feb-68. It became G-ASKD again in Jun-73 when it was sold to BAF British Air Ferries.

In Oct-74 the aircraft was sold to Norwegian Overseas Airways as LN-NAA and transferred to Rorosfly Cargo in Dec-74. It was leased to the International Red Cross in Apr-75 and withdrawn from service in Nov-75 and permanently retired at Bangkok, Thailand, where it was later broken up.

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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.

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