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DOUGLAS DC-4 series 1009

Among the civilian airliners after the WWII a lot of former military DC-4 were used.
But new DC-4 aircrafts were also produced by Douglas Aviation. These were called DC-4 series 1009.
79 aircrafts were made, being delivered from early 1946 to the last aircraft in August 1947.

For post WWII Douglas C-54 Skymasters (US Air Force) or Douglas R4Ds (US Navy) used by civilian airliners, please click here.

For Canadair built North Stars and Argonauts, please click here.

Below, I show postcards from the series 1009.

Original users were:

15 aircrafts
Air France
#6: F-BBDA, #9: F-BBDB, #27: F-BBDC, #34: F-BBDD, #38: F-BBDE, #39: F-BBDF, #40: F-BBDG, #42: F-BBDH, #47: F-BBDI, #48: F-BBDJ,
#49: F-BBDK, #50: F-BBDL, #51: F-BBDM, #52: F-BBDN, #53: F-BBDO

9 aircrafts
Sabena, Belgium
#3: OO-CBD, #15: OO-CBE, #19: OO-CBF, #46: OO-CBG, #69: OO-CBQ, #71: OO-CBH, #72: OO-CBI, #75: OO-CBP, #76: OO-CBR

7 aircrafts
National Airlines, U.S.A.
#4: N33679, #11: N33680, #18: N33681, #22: N33682, #24: N33683, #65: N37684, #68: N74685

6 aircrafts
KLM, The Netherlands
#5: PH-TAT, #17: PH-TAR, #21: PH-TAS, #44: PH-TAP, #59: PH-TCE, #60: PH-TCF
South African Airways, Republic of South Africa
#13: ZS-AUA, #28: ZS-AUB, #36: ZS-AUC, #77: ZS-BMF, #78: ZS-BMG, #79: ZS-BMH

5 aircrafts
ANA Australian National Airways
#2: VH-ANA, #7: VH-ANB, #16: VH-ANC, #43: VH-AND, #58: VH-ANE
Western Airlines, U.S.A.
#1: NC10201, #12: N10202, #14: N10203, #29: N10205, #30: N10204

4 aircrafts
Swissair, Switzerland
#66: HB-ILA, #67: HB-ILE, #73: HB-ILI, #74: HB-ILO
TAA Trans Australia Airlines, Australia
#61: VH-TAA, #62: VH-TAB, #63: VH-TAC, #64: VH-TAD)

3 aircrafts
ABA AB Aerotransport, Sweden
#35: SE-BBE, #37: SE-BBF, #45: SE-BBG
Iberia, Spain
#20: EC-DAO, #32: EC-DAP, #56: EC-DAQ
Northwest Orient Airlines, U.S.A.
#8: N6402, #10: N6403, #26: N6404) SILA, Sweden
#23: SE-BBA, #25: SE-BBC, #31: SE-BBD

2 aircrafts
DDL Det Danske Luftfartselskab, Denmark
#33: OY-DFI, #41: OY-DFO
DNL Det Norske Luftfartselskab, Norway
#54: LN-IAD, #55: LN-IAE

1 aircraft
ARAMCO Arabian-American Oil Company, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
#70: N1625
Waterman Airlines, U.S.A.
#57: N33691

Number of postcards: 22

Hold the mouse over the picture to get details of the postcard.
Click on the pictures and you will see larger scans. You can then choose to remain in the large scan mode and click through all images or use the slide show option.

The lifetime of the different aircrafts are given as 19xx-19yy (19zz).
19xx-19yy gives the years the aircraft flew for the original user.
19zz gives the year the aircraft was withdrawn from use (end of active life) or was scrapped (if known).

DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 1
Douglas MSN: 42904
1946-1972
NC10201
Western Airlines
VC
Later registrations:
N10201 (Waterman Airlines),
YS-44 (TACA Int'l Airlines),
YS-02C (TACA Int'l Airlines)
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 2
Douglas MSN: 42910
1946-1950
VH-ANA
Australian National Airways
VC
Later registrations:
VH-ANA (BPCA - leased)
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 3
Douglas MSN: 42906
1946-1976
OO-CBD
Sabena
VC
Later registrations:
9Q-CBD (Air Zaire)
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 4
Douglas MSN: 42907
1946-1970
N33679
National Airlines
VC
Later registrations:
N33679 (Resort Airlines),
N33679 (Riddle Airlines - leased),
N33679 (TALOA - leased),
G-ARYY (Channel Airways)
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 5
Douglas MSN: 42908
1946-1975
PH-TAT
KLM
VC
Later registrations:
PJ-TAT (KLM West Indies),
PH-DBT (KLM),
F-BFDI (Air France),
EC-BER (TECA),
F-BMMI (Vargas Aviation)
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 6
Douglas MSN: 42909
1946-1978+
F-BBDA
Air France
VC
Later registrations:
TU-TBF (Air Afrique - leased),
F-BBDA (Air Comores),
TT-NAD (Tchad AF)
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 7
Douglas MSN: 42948
1946-1973
VH-ANB
Australian National Airways
VC
Later registrations:
VH-ANB (BCPA - leased),
N5513V (Twentieth Century Air),
OD-ADK (TMA),
TR-LPU (Air Gabon),
TN-ACF (Sofimatex),
9Q-COK (AMEZ)
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 8
Douglas MSN: 42911
1946-1977
N6402
Northwest Orient Airlines
VC
Later registrations:
ZS-CIH (Trek Airways),
LX-SAF (Luxair),
EI-ANL (Universal Trading Co.),
EI-APK (Aer Turas Teoranta),
N6304D (ATC Inc. Reno)
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 9
Douglas MSN: 42912
19xx-19yy (19zz)
F-BBDB
Air France
VC
Later registrations:
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 10
Douglas MSN: 42913
19xx-19yy (19zz)
N6403
Northwest Orient Airlines
VC
Later registrations:
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 11
Douglas MSN: 42919
19xx-19yy (19zz)
N33680
National Airlines
VC
Later registrations:
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 12
Douglas MSN: 42917
19xx-19yy (19zz)
N10202
Western Airlines
VC
Later registrations:
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 13
Douglas MSN: 42934
19xx-19yy (19zz)
ZS-AUA
South African Airways
VC
Later registrations:
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 14
Douglas MSN: 42918
19xx-19yy (19zz)
N10203
Western Airlines
VC
Later registrations:
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 15
Douglas MSN: 42932
19xx-19yy (19zz)
OO-CBE
Sabena
VC
Later registrations:
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 16
Douglas MSN: 42949
19xx-19yy (19zz)
VH-ANC
Australian National Airways
VC
Later registrations:
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 17
Douglas MSN: 42923
1946-1948 (1975)
PH-TAR
KLM
VC
Later registrations:
PJ-TAR (KLM West Indies)
EC-AEK (Iberia)
EC-AEK (Aviaco)
HI-169 (Dominicana)
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 18
Douglas MSN: 42920
19xx-19yy (19zz)
N33861
National Airlines
VC
Later registrations:
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 19
Douglas MSN: 42933
1946-1960 (1983)
OO-CBF
Sabena
VC
Later registrations:
9Q-CBF (Air Zaire),
9Q-CBF (ITA Inter-Fret Transport Aerien, Zaire),
9Q-CBF (Lukum Air Serice, Zaire)
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 20
Douglas MSN: 42951
19xx-19yy (19zz)
EC-DAO
Iberia
VC
Later registrations:
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 21
Douglas MSN: 42924
1946-1978?
PH-TAS
KLM
VC
Later registrations:
PJ-TAS (KLM West Indies)
PH-TGB (KLM)
PH-DBS (KLM)
F-BILL (Air France)
TR-LKA (Air Gabon)
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 22
Douglas MSN: 42921
19xx-19yy (19zz)
N33682
National Airlines
VC
Later registrations:
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 23
Douglas MSN: 42905
1946-1948 (1974+)
SE-BBA
SILA
VC
Later registrations:
SE-BBA (SAS),
HK-173 (Avianca),
HK-173 (TAT, Colombia)
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 24
Douglas MSN: 42922
19xx-19yy (19zz)
N33683
National Airlines
VC
Later registrations:
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 25
Douglas MSN: 42926
19xx-19yy (19zz)
SE-BBC
SILA
VC
Later registrations:
SE-BBC (SAS),
OY-DFY (SAS),
FAC690 (Colombian AF)
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 26
Douglas MSN: 42914
19xx-19yy (19zz)
N6404
Northwest Orient Airlines
VC
Later registrations:
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 27
Douglas MSN: 42935
19xx-19yy (19zz)
F-BBDC
Air France
VC
Later registrations:
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 28
Douglas MSN: 42984
1946-1967
ZS-AUB
South African Airways
VC
Later registrations:
6905 (South African AF)
ZS-AUB (South African Airways)
HB-ILI (Swissair - leased)
ZU-ILI (???)
ZS-AUB (South African Airways Museum)
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 29
Douglas MSN: 42983
19xx-19yy (19zz)
NC10205
Western Airlines
VC
Later registrations:
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 30
Douglas MSN: 42982
19xx-19yy (19zz)
N10204
Western Airlines
VC
Later registrations:
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 31
Douglas MSN: 42927
19xx-19yy (19zz)
SE-BBD
SILA
VC
Later registrations:
SE-BBD (SAS),
JA6008 (Japan Airlines),
VH-INJ (Ansett Airlines)
Converted to Carvair
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 32
Douglas MSN: 42952
19xx-19yy (19zz)
EC-DAP
Iberia
VC
Later registrations:
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 33
Douglas MSN: 42931
1946-1948 (1977?)
OY-DFI
DDL
VC
Later registrations:
OY-DFI (SAS),
G-AOXK (Air Charter),
G-AOXK (British United Airways),
5H-AAH (Williamson Diamond Mines)
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 34
Douglas MSN: 42936
19xx-19yy (19zz)
F-BBDD
Air France
VC
Later registrations:
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 35
Douglas MSN: 42928
1946-1948 (1977)
SE-BBE
ABA
VC
Later registrations:
SE-BBE (SAS),
F-BHBX (Air France),
5R-MAC (Air Madagascar)
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 36
Douglas MSN: 42985
19xx-19yy (19zz)
ZS-AUC
South African Airways
VC
Later registrations:
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 37
Douglas MSN: 42929
1946-1948 (19xx?)
SE-BBF
ABA
VC
Later registrations:
SE-BBF (SAS),
HK-174 (Avianca)
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 38
Douglas MSN: 42937
1946-1950
F-BBDE
Air France
VC
Later registrations:
None
Crashed during landing at Bahrain.
[Aviation Safety Network]
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 39
Douglas MSN: 42938
1946-19yy (19zz)
F-BBDF
Air France
VC
Later registrations:
TU-TBG (Air Afrique) - leased
TJ-ABL (Air Cameroun) - leased
TJ-CBB (???)
TN-ADT (???)
9Q-CQT (???)
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 40
Douglas MSN: 42939
1946-19yy (19zz)
F-BBDG
Air France
VC
Later registrations:
5T-CAD (Air Mauretanie)
5T-CAD (Air Afrique) - leased
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 41
Douglas MSN: 42987
19xx-19yy (19zz)
OY-DFO
DDL
VC
Later registrations:
OY-DFO (SAS),
OO-SBL (Sobelair),
KX-2 (Belgian AF),
G-ATZI (A J Walters Aviation)
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 42
Douglas MSN: 42940
19xx-19yy (19zz)
F-BBDH
Air France
VC
Later registrations:
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 43
Douglas MSN: 42950
19xx-19yy (19zz)
VH-AND
Australian National Airways
VC
Later registrations:
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 44
Douglas MSN: 42925
1946-1974
PH-TAP
KLM
VC
Later registrations:
PJ-TAP (KLM West Indies)
PH-DBP (KLM)
F-OBIB (CGT, France)
7T-VAB (Air Algerie)
F-BRHD (Air France)
XV-NUO (Air Vietnam)
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 45
Douglas MSN: 42930
1946-1947
SE-BBG
ABA
Later registrations:
None
Crashed on landing at Athens
[Aviation Safety Network]
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 46
Douglas MSN: 42986
1946-1946
OO-CBG
Sabena
VC
Later registrations:
None
Crashed on landing at Gander
during the delivery flight
[Aviation Safety Network]
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 47
Douglas MSN: 42941
1946-1961 (1979+)
F-BBDI
Air France
Later registrations:
F-BBDI (Air Afrique) - leased?
TU-TBH (Air Afrique) - leased?
EC-AXM (Spantax) -leased?
5R-MAU (Air Madagascar)
5T-RIF (Air Mauretanie)
5N-ARC (Arax Airlines)
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 48
Douglas MSN: 42942
1946-1963 (1977)
F-BBDJ
Air France
VC
Later registrations:
F-BBDJ (Air Gabon) - leased
TR-LKA (Air Gabon)
EC-BCJ (TECA, Spain)
F-BVKQ (SFAIR)
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 49
Douglas MSN: 42943
1946-1961 (1974+)
F-BBDK
Air France
VC
Later registrations:
F-BBDK (Air Afrique) - leased?
TU-TBE (Air Afriques) - leased
XU-??? (Royal Air Cambodge)
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 50
Douglas MSN: 42989
1946-1948
F-BBDL
Air France
VC
Later registrations:
None
Crashed on landing at Paris/Orly
[Aviation Safety Network]
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 51
Douglas MSN: 42990
1946-1950
F-BBDM
Air France
VC
Later registrations:
None
Crashed on landing at Bahrain
[Aviation Safety Network]
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 52
Douglas MSN: 42991
1946-1963 (19zz)
F-BBDN
Air France
VC
Later registrations:
5R-MAD (Air Madagascar)
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 53
Douglas MSN: 42992
19xx-19yy (19zz)
F-BBDO
Air France
VC
Later registrations:
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 54
Douglas MSN: 42993
19xx-19yy (19zz)
LN-IAD
DNL
VC
Later registrations:
LN-IAD (SAS),
F-BHBY (Air France),
5T-RIE (Air Madagascar)
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 55
Douglas MSN: 42994
19xx-19yy (19zz)
LN-IAE
DNL
VC
Later registrations:
LN-IAE (SAS),
JA6012 (Japan Air Lines),
HL4003 (Korean Airlines),
VH-INK (Ansett Airlines)
Converted to Carvair
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 56
Douglas MSN: 42988
19xx-19yy (19zz)
EC-DAQ
Iberia
VC
Later registrations:
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 57
Douglas MSN: 42915
19xx-19yy (19zz)
N33691
Waterman Airlines
VC
Later registrations:
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 58
Douglas MSN: 42916
19xx-19yy (19zz)
VH-ANE
Australian National Airways
VC
Later registrations:
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 59
Douglas MSN: 42995
19xx-19yy (19zz)
PH-TCE
KLM
VC
Later registrations:
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 60
Douglas MSN: 42996
19xx-19yy (19zz)
PH-TCF
KLM
VC
Later registrations:
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 61
Douglas MSN: 43065
19xx-19yy (19zz)
VH-TAA
Trans Australia Airlines
VC
Later registrations:
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 62
Douglas MSN: 43066
19xx-19yy (19zz)
VH-TAB
Trans Australia Airlines
VC
Later registrations:
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 63
Douglas MSN: 43067
19xx-19yy (19zz)
VH-TAC
Trans Australia Airlines
VC
Later registrations:
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 64
Douglas MSN: 43068
19xx-19yy (19zz)
VH-TAD
Trans Australia Airlines
VC
Later registrations:
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 65
Douglas MSN: 43071
19xx-19yy (19zz)
N37684
National Airlines
VC
Later registrations:
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 66
Douglas MSN: 43072
1946-1959
HB-ILA
Swissair
Later registrations:
HB-ILA (Balair)
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 67
Douglas MSN: 43093
1947-1950
HB-ILE
Swissair
VC
Later registrations:
None
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 68
Douglas MSN: 43102
19xx-19yy (19zz)
N74685
National Airlines
VC
Later registrations:
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 69
Douglas MSN: 43100
1947-1959 (1977)
OO-CBQ
Sabena
VC
Later registrations:
OO-ADT (Sabena) - rrg.
EP-ADT (Persian Air Services) - lsd
9Q-CBQ (Air Congo),
9Q-CBQ (Air Zaire)
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 70
Douglas MSN: 43094
1947-1952 (1967)
N1625
ARAMCO
VC
Later registrations:
N228A
(Californian Eastern Airways),
HL-108 (Korean National Airlines),
HL4001 (Korean Air)
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 71
Douglas MSN: 43095
1947-19xx (1974)
OO-CBH
Sabena
VC
Later registrations:
EP-ADS (Persian Air Service) - lsd,
OO-ABS (Sabena) - rrg,
9Q-CBH (Air Katanga),
9Q-CBH (Air Zaire)
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 72
Douglas MSN: 43096
1947-1961 (1985)
OO-CBI
Sabena
VC
Later registrations:
9O-CBI (Air Congo),
9Q-CBI (Air Zaire),
9Q-CMC (African Air Charter)
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 73
Douglas MSN: 43097
1947-1958 (1960)
HB-ILI
Swissair
VC
Later registrations:
YK-AAR (Syrian Airlines)
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 74
Douglas MSN: 43098
1947-1951
HB-ILO
Swissair
VC
Later registrations:
None
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 75
Douglas MSN: 43099
1947-1958 (1961)
OO-CBP
Sabena
VC
Later registrations:
OO-ADN (Sabena),
OO-ADN (Lebanese In'tl Airways)
- leased
OO-ADN (Air Katanga)
Hit by a bomb 1961 while parked at Elizabethville/Lubumbashi airport
[Aviation Safety Network]
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 76
Douglas MSN: 43101
1947-1960 (1976)
OO-CBR
Sabena
VC
Later registrations:
9O-CBR (Air Congo),
9Q-CBR (Air Zaire)
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 77
Douglas MSN: 43155
19xx-19yy (19zz)
ZS-BMF
South African Airways
VC
Later registrations:
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 78
Douglas MSN: 43156
19xx-19yy (19zz)
ZS-BMG
South African Airways
VC
Later registrations:
DC-4 1009 Line nbr: 79
Douglas MSN: 43157
19xx-19yy (19zz)
ZS-BMH
South African Airways
VC
Later registrations:
6904 (South African AF)