157. G-ARIY Douglas DC-4 Starways of Liverpool LPL 01JAN64
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 31-Jan-15, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 06-Jun-23.
This aircraft was delivered new to the US Army Air Force as a C-54-DO in Sep-42 serialled 42-32941. It survived the war and was sold to Pennsylvania Central Airlines a N88747 in Jul-46.
PCA converted it to DC-4 standard with a standard passenger door in 1946. They were renamed Capital Airlines in Apr-48. The aircraft was sold to Pacific Southwest Airlines in 1955.
In 1960 it was sold to a private individual. It was bought by Starways in Feb-61 as G-ARIY and served with them until just before they were taken over by British Eagle International Airlines in Jan-64.
Transferred to Aviation Overhauls at the end of Dec-63 it was stored at Liverpool. Aviation Overhauls were unable to sell it as it didn't have a cargo door and it was broken up for spares in 1965. The remaining empty hull was sold to the Liverpool Airport Fire Service in early 1966 and it ended up on the Fire Dump, used for training.
157. G-ARIY Douglas DC-4 Starways of Liverpool LPL 01JAN64
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 31-Jan-15, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 06-Jun-23.
This aircraft was delivered new to the US Army Air Force as a C-54-DO in Sep-42 serialled 42-32941. It survived the war and was sold to Pennsylvania Central Airlines a N88747 in Jul-46.
PCA converted it to DC-4 standard with a standard passenger door in 1946. They were renamed Capital Airlines in Apr-48. The aircraft was sold to Pacific Southwest Airlines in 1955.
In 1960 it was sold to a private individual. It was bought by Starways in Feb-61 as G-ARIY and served with them until just before they were taken over by British Eagle International Airlines in Jan-64.
Transferred to Aviation Overhauls at the end of Dec-63 it was stored at Liverpool. Aviation Overhauls were unable to sell it as it didn't have a cargo door and it was broken up for spares in 1965. The remaining empty hull was sold to the Liverpool Airport Fire Service in early 1966 and it ended up on the Fire Dump, used for training.