| Airline / Aircraft |
Location and Date |
Photographer |
United Airlines
Douglas C-54E-DC Skymaster (DC-4)
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Cleveland Municipal Airport (CLE/KCLE)
USA - Ohio, - -, 1953 |
Kenneth Koehn
Contact |
| Registration/Serial No. | Remarks & Notes |
| N30068 (cn 10288) If only this picture was in color! This United DC-4 Cargoliner was used by NACA to test for icing rates during normal airline operations. The icing rate meter probe is the very thin inverted U shape wire in front of the air scoop. This aircraft was delivered to the USAAF on 3/8/44, was acquired by United on 3/31/47 and converted to DC-4 standards, and was used for carrying cargo. Serving United until 7/27/56, N30068 served with other operators until being w/o in a crash on 9/19/61. Photographed on the ramp at CLE, note the UA DC-3 also in the background. Photo courtesy of NASA Glenn Research Center |
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