Famgus Aviation Postcards: Douglas C-54 and R5D

Last updated December 23 2021

Douglas C-54 Skymaster and Douglas R5D

On this page I just show the postcards I have in the collection with Douglas C-54 and Douglas R5D used by civilian airlines.

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Douglas C-54 Skymaster (former US Air Force aircrafts)

Air Algérie

CGT Compagnie Générale de Transports Aériens Air Algérie
(became Air Algerie when CGT merged with CTA, a subsidery of Air France and CTR, 1953)

Unknown airport

Postcard published by:
Combier Imp. Macon "CIM", France

F-BELC
CGT
Compagnie Générale de Transports Aériens
[Bought from Air France]

Military designation: C-54A-15-DC

Fleet name: ---
Douglas MSN: 10421
(1944) 1953-1963 (1965)

Fate: Scrapped.

F-BELC at
Vichy-Charmeil [VHY/LFLV]

Earlier registrations of F-BELC:
42-72316 (US Air Force)
NL-303 (Netherlands Air Force)
PH-TAA (KLM)
F-BELC (TAI Transports Aeriens Intercontinentaux)
F-BELC (Air France)

Later registrations of F-BELC:
7T-VAC (Air Algerie)

Marseille-Marignane airport
[MRS/LFML]

Postcard published by:
Société Editions de France (RYNER), Marseille, France

F-BELD
CGT
Compagnie Générale de Transports Aériens
[Bought from CCTA]

Military designation: C-54A-15-DC

Fleet name: ---
Douglas MSN: 10372
(1944) 1954-1968 (19xx)

Fate: Unknown.

Earlier registrations of F-BELD:
42-72267 (US Air Force)
NL-543 (Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force)
PK-DSD (Royal Dutch East Indies Airlines)
PH-TSD (KLM)
F-BELD (TAI Transports Aeriens Intercontinentaux)
F-BELD (Air France)
F-BELD (CCTA Compagnie Cherifienne de Transport Aerien)

Later registrations of F-BELD:
7T-VAD (Air Algerie)
F-BRHC (Compagnie Air Fret)
10372 (Chad Air Force)

Alger-Maison Blanche Airport
[ALG/DAAG]

Postcard published by:
Edition JOMONE, Alger, Algeria

F-BGZK
Air Algerie
[Bought from FAF]

Military designation: C-54A-15-DC

Fleet name: ---
Douglas MSN: 10400
(1944) 1954-1968 (19xx)

Fate: Unknown.

Earlier registrations of F-BGZK:
1944-46: 42-72295 (US Air Force)
1946-47: 42-72295 (Douglas Aircraft Company)
1947-50: N88913 (Pan American World Airways)
1950-54: I-DALT (Alitalia)
1954: F-BGZK (Force Aerienne Francaise)
1954-xx: F-BGZK (CGT Compagnie Générale de Transports Aériens)

Later registrations of F-BGZK:
1964-68: 7T-VAZ (Air Algerie - reregistration)
1968-xx: F-BRHG (Air France)
19xx-74: F-BRHG (Air Vietnam)
1974-xx: XV-NUP (Air Vietnam - reregistration)

Air France

Unknown airport

Postcard published by:
Estel Publicite, Paris, France

F-BELE
AIR FRANCE
[Bought from KLM]

Military designation: C-54A-15-DC

Fleet name: ---
Douglas MSN: 10401
(1944) 1948-1953 (1969+)

Fate: Scrapped.

Earlier registrations of F-BELE:
42-72296 (US Air Force)
NI-541 (Netherlands West Indies Air Force)
PK-DSB (KNILM)
PH-TSB (KLM)

Later registrations of F-BELE:
F-BELE (TAI) - leased
F-BELE (Air Atlas)
CN-CCA (Royal Air Maroc)
F-BJHA (Air France)
F-BJHA (Air Afrique) - leased
TU-TBN (Air Afrique)
5U-RDN (Rep of Niger)
5U-RDN (Air Niger)

Bastia-Poretta airport
[BIA/LFKB]

Postcard published by:
Editions M.-C. MIRAMONT, Bastia, France

F-BELJ
AIR FRANCE
[Bought from American Airlines]

Military designation: C-54A-DO

Fleet name: ---
Douglas MSN: 3108
(1943) 1949-1969 (1975)

Fate: Scrapped.

Earlier registrations of F-BELJ:
41-37317 (US Air Force)
N90413 (American Airlines)

Later registrations of F-BELJ:
F-BELJ (Air Vietnam) - leased
XV-NUN (Air Vietnam)

Biarritz-Parme airport
[BIC/LFBZ]

Postcard published by:
L. Chatagneaau, Bordeaux, France

F-BELL
AIR FRANCE
[Bought from American Airlines]

Military designation: C-54B-1-DC

Fleet name: ---
Douglas MSN: 3108
(1943) 1949-1962 (1969)

Fate: Burned on gound in Saigon 1969.

Earlier registrations of F-BELL:
42-72396 (US Air Force)
N90401 (American Airlines)

Later registrations of F-BELL:
F-BELL (Air Vietnam) - leased

Berlin-Tempelhof airport
[THF/EDDI]

Postcard published by:
Kunst und Bild, Berlin-Charlottenburg, Germany

F-BELN
AIR FRANCE
[Bought from KLM]

Military designation: C-54A-15-DC

Fleet name: ---
Douglas MSN: 10377
(1944) 1949-1966 (1974?)

Fate: Broken up 1974.

Earlier registrations of F-BELN:
42-72272 (US Air Force)
NL-315 (Netherlands Government)
PH-TBU (KLM)

Later registrations of F-BELN:
EC-BEB (Trans Europa Compania de Aviacion)

Düsseldorf-Lohausen airport
[DUD/EDDL]

Postcard published by:
Walter Bales,
Köln-Klettenberg, Germany

F-BELP
AIR FRANCE
[Bought from KLM]

Military designation: C-54A-15-DC

Fleet name: ---
Douglas MSN: 10373
(1944) 1949-1966 (19??)

Fate: Club D-3 used as a Discoteque Puerto Christo Palma de Mallorca.
Destroyed by fire in September 1983.

Earlier registrations of F-BELP:
42-72268 (US Air Force)
NI-542 (Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force)
PK-DSC (Royal Dutch East Indies Airlines)
PH-TSC (KLM)

Later registrations of F-BELP:
EC-WDK (Trans Europa Compania de Aviacion)
EC-BDK (Trans Europa Compania de Aviacion)

München airport
[MUC/EDDM]

Postcard published by:
Bildkunstverlag August Lengauer,
München, Germany

F-BHKY
AIR FRANCE
[Bought from American Airlines]

Military designation: C-54-DO

Fleet name: ---
Douglas MSN: 3055
(1943) 1956-1957

Fate: Destroyed by fire in Toulouse.
[Aviation Safety Network]

Earlier registrations of F-BHKY:
41-37269 (US Air Force)
N90406 (American Airlines)

Later registrations of F-BHKY:
None

American Overseas Airlines (AOA)

Copenhagen-Kastrup airport
[CPH/EKCH]

Postcard published by:
Lufthavns-Kiosken,
Kastrup, Copenhagen, Denmark

NC90906
PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS
[Bought from US Army]

Military designation: C-54E-10-DO

Fleet name: Flagship Copenhagen
(later also Flagship Chicago)
Douglas MSN: 27310
(1945) 1945-1950 (1998+)

Fate: unknown

Former registration of NC90906:
44-9084 (US Army)

Later registrations of NC90906:
N90906 (Pan American World Airways)
HP-297 (Aerovias Panama Airways ) - leased?
N90906 (Thrust Territories Government)
N90906 (Kendell Airlines)
B-1813 (China Airlines)

Flugfelag Islands (Icelandair)

In flight

Postcard published by:
Iceland Tourist Bureau,
Reykjavik, Iceland

TF-ISE
FLUGFELAG ISLANDS
[bought from Philippine Airlines]

Military designation: C-54A-15-DC

Fleet name: ---
Douglas MSN: 10378/DC109
(1944) 1948-1958 (1981)

Fate: xxx

Earlier registrations of TF-ISE:
42-72243 (US Air Force)
PI-C101 (Philippine Airlines)

Later registrations of TF-ISE:
1958-61: ZS-CJA (Wenela Air Service)
1961-72: VP-YSS (Wenela Air Service)
A2-CES (Botswana National Airways) - leased 1972-75
1975-77: ZS-CJA (Wenela Air Service)
1977-78: 9Q-CAN (African Lux)
1978-81: 9Q-CAN (Trans Air Cargo Service)

Fate:
Damaged beyond repair 1978 at a landing in Zaire.

National Greek Airlines (TAE)

Rome-Ciampini airport
[CIA/LIRA]

[Top right and Top left]
Postcard published by:
Giorgio Ciappi & Figlio, Ciampino, Italy

SX-DAC
NATIONAL GREEK AIRLINES (TAE)
[Leased from Pan Am?]

Military designation: C-54E-15-DO

Fleet name: ---
Douglas MSN: 27336/282
(1944) 1951-1957 (1978)
[leased]

Fate: xxx

Earlier registrations of SX-DAC:
44-9110 (US Air Force)
N90903 (American Overseas Airlines)
SX-DAC (Hellenic Airlines)

Later registrations of SX-DAC:
SX-DAC (Olympic Airways)
OY-DKG (Grønlandsfly)
LN-MOJ (Bergen Air Transport)
9Q-CPK (Zaire Aero Service)

Pan American World Airways

Hannover-Langenhagen airport
[HAJ/EDDV]

Postcard published by:
H. Frommeyer,
Flughafenbuchhandlung,
Hannover, Germany

N88886
PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS
[Bought from US Air Force]

Military designation: C-54E5
Registration: 44-9085

Fleet name: Clipper Mandarin-> Frankfurt-> Pegasus-> Hannover
Douglas MSN: 27311
1945-1961 (19??)

Fate: unknown

Later registrations of N88886:
??? (Trans Mediterranean Airlines)
Aviation Trader converted the aircraft to ATL-98 Carvair
G-ATRV (BUAF British United Air Ferries)
F-BOSU (Companie Air Transport)

Hannover-Langenhagen airport
[HAJ/EDDV]

Postcard published by:
Unknown German publisher

N88902
PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS
[Bought from US Air Force]

Military designation: C-54B-1-DC
Registration: 42-72344

Fleet name: Clipper Black Warrior
Douglas MSN: 10449
194x-1950 (1978)

Fate: unknown

Later registrations of N88902:
N88902 (Eastern Air Lines)
HK-528 (SAM Colombia)
HK-528 (Aerotabo)
HK-528 (Aerolineas Medellin)

Hannover-Langenhagen airport
[HAJ/EDDV]

Postcard published by:
Verlag Schöning & Co.,
Lübeck, Germany

N88903
PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS
[Bought from US Air Force]

Military designation: C-54B-1-DC
Registration: 42-72350

Fleet name: Clipper Dreadnought-> Hamburg-> Skylark
Douglas MSN: 10455
1946-19xx (19??)

Fate: unknown

Later registrations of N88903:
C124 (???)
LV-HJC (???)

N88903 at
Hannover-Langenhagen [HAJ/EDDV] #2

Berlin-Tempelhof airport
[THF/EDDI]

Postcard published by:
Kunst und Bild,
Berlin, Germany

N88944
PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS
[Bought from US Air Force]

Military designation: SC-54G
Registration: 45-0484

Fleet name: Clipper Berlin->Oslo
(also Frankfurt)
Douglas MSN: 35937
1947-1954 (19??)

Fate: unknown

Later registrations of N88944:
None to my knowledge

N88944 at
Hamburg-Fühlsbüttel [HAM/EDDH]
Stuttgart-Echterdingen [STR/EDDS]

Berlin-Tempelhof airport
[THF/EDDI]

Postcard published by:
Industrie-Fotografen Klinke & Co.
Berlin-Tempelhof, Germany

N88945
PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS
[Bought from US Air Force]

Military designation: VC-54G
Registration: 45-0627

Fleet name: Clipper Gladiator
Douglas MSN: 36080
1947-19?? (1998?)

Fate: unknown

Later registrations of N88945:
N811E (Roger W Brooks)

Hamburg-Fühlbüttel airport
[HAM/EDDH]

Postcard published by:
Defot, Germany

N88955
PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS
[Bought from US Army Air Forces]

Military designation: C-54G-10-DO
Registration: 45-586

Fleet name: Clipper Hamburg
(later also Oslo, Nonpareil,
Stockholm, Ranger)
Douglas MSN: 36039
19??-1953 (1978)

Fate: Cockpit and front fuselage
destroyed by fire 1978 at Kinshasa.

Later registrations of N88955:
45-586 (US Air Force)
N586 (Royal Danish Air Force)
9Q-CBE (Air Center International)
9Q-CAV (???)

Hamburg-Fühlsbüttel airport
[HAM/EDDH]

Postcard published by:
Conwa Grossvertrieb,
Hamburg, Germany

N90902
PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS
[Aquired in AOA merge]

Military designation: C-54E-15-DO
Registration: 44-9112

Fleet name: Clipper Roland
(later also Köln-Bonn, then Frankfurt)
Douglas MSN: 27383
(1945) 1950-1961 (1976)

Fate: unknown

Former registration of N90902:
N90902 (American Overseas Airlines)

Later registrations of N90902:
OD-ADV (Trans Mediterranean Airlines)

N90902 at
Hamburg-Fühlsbüttel [HAM/EDDH] #2
München-Riem [MUC/EDDM]

lBerlin-Tempehof airport
[THF/EDDI]

Postcard published by:
Hans Andres Verlag,
Berlin, Germany

N90905
PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS
[Aquired in AOA merge]

Military designation: C-54E-15-DO
Registration: 44-9118

Fleet name: Clipper Munich
(later also Frankfurt, then Mermaid)
Douglas MSN: 27344
(1947) 1950-1961 (1976)

Fate: Crashed 1976

Former registration of N90905:
N90905 (American Overseas Airlines)

Later registrations of N90905:
N90905 (Charlotte Aircraft Corporation)
T.4-11 (Aeronave Militar Espanola)
EC-BQL (???)
T4.11 (Fuerza Aerea Espanola)

Pan Am N90905 at
Berlin-Tempelhof [THF/EDDI] #2
Hamburg-Fühlsbüttel [HAM/EDDH]
Stuttgart/Echterdingen [STR/EDDS]

Berlin-Tempelhof airport
[THF/EDDI]

Postcard published by:
Kunst und Bild,
Berlin-Charlottenburg, Germany

N90906
PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS
[Aquired in AOA merge]

Military designation: C-54E-10-DO
Registration: 44-9084

Fleet name: Clipper Düsseldorf
(later also Munich, Golden Gate, Mermaid, and finally
Düsseldorf again)
Douglas MSN: 27310
(1945) 1950-1961 (1998+)

Fate: unknown

Former registration of N90906:
N90906 (American Overseas Airlines)

Later registrations of N90906:
HP-297 (Aerovias Panama Airways ) - leased?
N90906 (Thrust Territories Government)
N90906 (Kendell Airlines)
B-1813 (China Airlines)

Pan Am N90906 at
Berlin-Tempelhof [THF/EDDI] #2
Berlin-Tempelhof [THF/EDDI] #3
Berlin-Tempelhof [THF/EDDI] #4
Frankfurt-Rhein/Main [FRA/EDDF] #1
Frankfurt-Rhein/Main [FRA/EDDF] #2
Frankfurt-Rhein/Main [FRA/EDDF] #3
Frankfurt-Rhein/Main [FRA/EDDF] #4

Swissair

Zürich-Kloten airport
[ZHR/LSZH]

Postcard published by:
Swissair Photo A.G.,
Zürich, Switzerland

HB-ILU
SWISSAIR
[Bought from Pan American World Airways]

Military designation: C-54E-5-DO

Fleet name: ---
Douglas MSN: 27289
(1945) 1952-1959 (1990)

Earlier registrations of HB-ILU:
44-9063 (US Air Force)
N88887 (Pan American World Airlines)

Later registrations of HB-ILU:
HB-ILU (Balair)
EI-ARS (Aer Turas Teoranta)
N88887 (Globe Aero Inc)
ZS-LMH (???)
N88887 (National Airways Corporation)
EL-AJP (Liberia World Airlines)
N88887 (???)
44-9063 (USAF Museum)

Tunis Air

Unknown airport

Postcard published by:
Société Editions de France (RYNER), Marseille, France

F-BELH
TUNIS AIR
[Leased from Air France]

Military designation: C-54A-DO

Fleet name: ---
Douglas MSN: 3073
(1943) 1960-1961 (1969)

Fate: Was damaged beyound repair when standing on the ground in Nigeria during the Biafra conflict!

Earlier registrations of F-BELH:
41-37283 (US Air Force)
N90408 (American Airlines)
F-BELH (Air France)

Later registrations of F-BELH:
TS-BLH (Tunis Air) - bought 1961
F-OCNU (Compagnie Air Fret)

Douglas R5D (former US Navy aircrafts)

Capital Airlines

In flight

Postcard published by:
Editions P.I., Paris, France.

N91069
CAPITAL AIRLINES
[Transfered from
Pennsylvania Central Airlines]

Military designation: C-54A-15-DC (USAF)
Registration: 42-72258

Transfered to the Navy:
Military designation: R5D-1 (US Navy)
Registration: 50841

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Douglas MSN: 10343
(1944) 1948-1961 (1970?)

Former registration of N91069:
N91069 (PCA - Pennsylvania Central Airlines)

Later registrations of N91069:
N91069 (United Airlines)
N91069 (Mideastern Airways)

Eastern Air Lines

In flight

Airline issued by:
Eastern Air Lines

N88811
EASTERN AIR LINES
[Bought from US Navy]

Military designation: C-54B-1-DC (USAF)
Registration: 42-72329

Transfered to the Navy:
Military designation: R5D-2 (US Navy)
Registration: 39118

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Douglas MSN: 10484
(1944) 1946-19xx (xxxx)

Former registration of N88811:
42-72329 (US Air Force)
39118 (US Navy)

Later registrations of N88811:
39118 (US Navy)

UAT - Union Aéromaritime de Transport

Paris/??? airport

[F-BFGP is back right]
Postcard published by:
Editions P.I., Paris, France.

F-BFGP
UAT - Union Aéromaritime
de Transport
[Bought from
Peruvian International Airways]

Military designation: C-54A-10-DC (USAF)
Registration: 42-72238
Military designation: R5D-1 (US Navy)
Registration: 39178

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Douglas MSN: 10343
1949-1962 (1977?)

Former registration of F-BFGP:
OB-SAB-171 (PIA - Peruvian International Airways)

Later registrations of F-BFGP:
TU-TBK (Air Afrique)
5T-CJR (???)

Unknown Registrations

Printed on postcard:
With crew of four, this Super-Deltaliner carries 44 passengers in its 10' by 50' cabin. Its length is 94', wingspan 117', take-off gross weight 71,800 pounds. With 2,400 gallons of gasoline, its range is 2,400 miles.

Delta Air Line
Unknown Douglas DC-4 (C-54) in flight

Airline issued by: Delta Air Lines

Delta Air Line
Unknown Douglas DC-4 (C-54) in flight

Airline issued by: Delta Air Lines

Printed on postcard:
Cruising at 215 miles per hour, this 4-engine Skymaster speeds 44 passengers along Delta routes. The military version (C-54) saw world-wide service; was chosen by Roosevelt, Churchill and DeGaulle for personal use.

Printed on postcard:
Loftleidir - the great circle route from New York to Iceland, Scandinavia and Hamburg.
The lowest fares ever quoted for Atlantic scheduled flights.

Loftleidir - Icelandic Airlines
Unknown Douglas DC-4 (C-54) in flight

Airline issued by: Loftleidir Icelandic Airlines

I have identified that this is a DC-4 due to the round windows this aircrafts has.

Square windows were introduced
on the DC-6 model.