FR_Douglas_C-54 R5D_N12191 2024-06-18

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This repaint shows C-54G N12191 c/n 36072 in Air America paint sheme of 1969. Build in Santa Monica. Became USAF 45-619. Bought by Air America on 27th. September 1965, as the USAF requested FAA-certificated and US-registered aircraft to be used on the Booklift contract from Japan to South Korea. This Skymaster was based at Tachikawa AFB.

In June 1968, N12191 received damage to the left horizontal stabilizer, when the tip partially separated prior to...

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