Douglas C-54G Skymaster, N88945 / 36080 , Globe Air (USA)
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Registration: N88945
Construction Number: 36080
Code Number: 0627
Model Douglas C-54G Skymaster
Operator: Globe Air (USA)
Airport: Mesa - Falcon Field (FFZ / KFFZ), USA - Arizona
Photographer: Roger Syratt
Date Taken: 12/05/1981
Date Submitted: 20/03/2024
After USAAF service as 45-627 this aircraft was leased to Pan American as N88945 âClipper Gladiatorâ in April 1947 serving until February 1954 when it was returned to the USAF. Retired from service in February 1973 it was stored at MASDC Tucson until civilianised as N88945 in early 1981, becoming N811E with Globe Air the following year. When Globe Air closed in 1985 it was stored until acquired by Brooks Air Fuel in June 1991 and converted as a fuel tanker, sadly it was written off on 8th October 1993 when it veered off the runway landing at Point Lay, AK., with a cargo of unleaded auto fuel.
Picture ID:1880895