This is a list of operators of the Douglas DC-4, Douglas C-54, Canadair North Star and Douglas R5D.

Civil operators

Aden

Aden Airways^{Note 1}

Algeria

Air Algerie^[1]

Antigua and Barbuda

Seagreen Air Transport ^[1]

Argentina

Aerolíneas Argentinas^[1]
Aerotransportes Entre Rios^[2]
Aerovias Halcon^[3]
Flota Aérea Mercante Argentina [de] (FAMA)^[1]

Australia

Barbados

Carib West Airways

Belgium

Bolivia

Frigorifico Reyes

Burundi

King of Burundi^{Note 1}

Cameroon

Air Cameroun (Societie Anonyme des Avions Meyer et Compagnie)^[1]
Cameroon Airlines

Canada

Chad

Air Tchad^[4]

Republic of China

Colombia

Avianca^[1]
SATENA

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Air Congo^[1]

Denmark

Ecuador

Aerovias Ecuatorianas^[3]

El Salvador

TACA International Airlines^[1]

France

Air France^[1]
Compagnie Air Transport [de]

Gabon

Transgabon^[1]

Germany

Aerotour^[1]
All-Air^[1]
Continentale Deutsche Luftreederei [de]^[1]
LTU International^[1]
Luftreederei Karl Herfurtner^[1]
Transavia Flug [de]^[1]
Transportflug^[1]

Greece

Olympic Airways^[1]

Guatemala

Aviateca

Hong Kong

Cathay Pacific Airways

India

Indian Airlines^[5]

Iceland

Ireland

Aer Turas^[1]
Shannon Air^[1]

Israel

El Al

Italy

Alitalia

Côte d'Ivoire

Air Afrique^[1]

Japan

Japan Air Lines^[1]

Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika and Zanzibar

East African Airways^{Note 1}

Lebanon

Luxembourg

Luxair^[1]

Madagascar

Air Madagascar^[1]

Mauritania

Air Mauritanie^[6]

Mexico

Aerovias Guest
Líneas Aéreas Unidas Mexicanas^{Note 1}

The Netherlands

Nicaragua

LANICA (Lineas Aereas de Nicaragua S.A.)

Niger

Air Niger^[6]

Norway

Braathens SAFE
Det Norske Luftfartsselskap (DNL)^[1]

Panama

Aerovias Internacional Balboa^[3]
Copa Airlines^{Note 1}

Paraguay

Paraguayan Airways Service
Lloyd Aéreo Paraguayo S.A.

Peru

Faucett Perú

Philippines

Philippine Air Lines

South Africa

South Korea

Korean Air Lines^[1]

South Vietnam

Air Vietnam^[7]

Spain

Aviaco^[1]
Iberia^[1]
Spantax^[1]
Trans Europa^[1]

Sweden

Switzerland

Balair^[8]

Syria

Syrian Airways^[1]

Thailand

United Kingdom

ACE Freighters^[1]
Air Charter Limited^[1]
Channel Airways^[1]
Dan-Air
Eagle Airways
Invicta Airways
Lloyd International
Skyways
Starways^[1]
Air Links^{Note 1}
BOAC^{Note 1}
British Midland^{Note 1}
Derby Airways^{Note 1}
Keegan Aviation^{Note 1}
Overseas Aviation^{Note 1}
Transglobe Airways^{Note 1}

Ardco C-54D (DC-4) 43-17228 air tanker landing at Fox Field, Lancaster, California, 2003. Now with Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation as "Spirit of Freedom"

United States

Aero Union
Air America^[3]
American Airlines
American Export Airlines/American Overseas Airlines
ARAMCO^[1]
Biegert Aviation
Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation (http://www.spiritoffreedom.org)
Capital Airlines
Chicago and Southern Airlines
Eastern Airlines
Matson Airlines
National Airlines^[1]
Northwest Airlines^[1]
Pan American World Airways
Pacific Southwest Airlines
Santa Fe Skyways (owned by Santa Fe Railroad)
Transocean Air Lines
Trans World Airlines
United Airlines
Westair Transport
Waterman Airlines^[1]
Western Airlines^[1]
Zantop^[1]

Venezuela

Linea Expressa Bolivar^{Note 1}

Notes

^1 Canadair North Star operator
^2 Ansett-ANA was also an original operator of the Aviation Traders ATL-98 Carvair conversion of the DC-4/C-54

Military operators

(Douglas C-54 unless specified)

Argentina

Belgium

Belgian Air Force - One former R5D1 from 1950–1971, also operated one DC-4.^[1]^[9]

Bolivia

TAM – Transporte Aéreo Militar - one former USAF VC-54D and one C-54G both bought in 1973.^[10]

Brazil

Força Aérea Brasileira - Twelve C-54Gs serialled FAB 2400 to FAB 2411, flown by the "1º/2º Grupo de Transporte" between 1960–1968

Cambodia

Royal Khmer Aviation (AVRK) - One C-54B used as a VIP transport, flown by the "Transport and Liaison Group" (French: Groupe d'Liaison et Transport – GLT) between 1960-1970.

Canada

Royal Canadian Air Force - Canadair North Star

Chad

Chadian Air Force - received from France in 1976^[11]

Colombia

Colombian Air Force^[1]

Cuba

Fuerza Aérea del Ejército de Cuba - Photographic evidence of one registered 614. There are reports of a second one registered 615. Unknown origin.

Denmark

Royal Danish Air Force - Six C-54D/Gs, 1959–1977 ^[12]

Dominican Republic

Fuerza Aérea Dominicana - Photographic evidence of two aircraft registered 3105 –named 'San Isidro'– and 3106. Unknown origin.

El Salvador

Air Force of El Salvador - Canadair North Star

Ethiopia

Ethiopian Air Force - One former USAF C-54D from 1966 and one former US DoT C-54G in 1969.^[10]

France

French Air Force - One C-54E donated in 1945 and transferred to the Navy in 1960. One C-54A 1961-1975.^[10]
French Naval Aviation - One C-54E transferred from the Air Force in 1960, destroyed in 1982. One C-54B 1962-1969.^[10]

Guatemala

Fuerza Aérea Guatemalteca - One received late 1964 and registered 800. Sold to Honduras as FAH-799 in 1973.

Honduras

Honduras Air Force

Iceland

Icelandic Coast Guard

Israel

Israeli Air Force

Mexico

Mexican Air Force - 7 C-54B

Netherlands East Indies

Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force - four C-54As operated in 1946.^[9]

Niger

Niger Air Force - One C-54B 1968-1974.^[13]

Peru

Peruvian Air Force - Nine delivered in late 1966.^[14]

Portugal

Portuguese Air Force - Four C-54Ds operated from 1952 supplemented in 1961 by four former C-54As that had been modified to DC-4 standard.^[10] In 1965 ten former USAF HC-54Ds were obtained with an additional four as spares.

Rhodesia

Royal Rhodesian Air Force - Canadair North Star

Republic of China

Chinese Nationalist Air Force - former USAF aircraft 2 × C-54D (one bought in 1965 and one in 1966), and 1 × C-54G (bought in 1968)^[10]

Saudi Arabia

Royal Saudi Air Force - one former Saudia C-54A from 1960 and now preserved.^[15]

South Korea

Republic of Korea Air Force

South Africa

South African Air Force^[1]

Spain

Spanish Air Force - Four former C-54Ds given to Spain by the USAF in 1959 were later supplemented by another 13 second-hand aircraft which included C-54, C-54A, C-54B, C-54E, C-54G and 5D-3s.

Thailand

Royal Thai Air Force^[1]

Turkey

Turkish Air Force - three C-54Ds from 1966-1976.^[9]

United Kingdom

Royal Air Force - 10 C-54Ds transferred from USAF under lend-lease in 1945 and returned in 1946.^[10] One special fitted C-54B for the use by Winston Churchill transferred in 1944 and returned in 1945.
- No. 232 Squadron RAF
- No. 246 Squadron RAF
- Metropolitan Communications Squadron

United States

Venezuela

Venezuelan Air Force - One C-54A 1949-1955.^[13]

Zimbabwe

References

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap ^aq ^ar ^as ^at ^au ^av ^aw ^ax ^ay ^az ^ba ^bb ^bc ^bd ^be ^bf ^bg ^bh Eastwood, Tony; John Roach (1991). Piston Engine Airliner Production List. The Aviation Hobby Shop. ISBN 0-907178-37-5.
^ Flight International, 10 April 1969, p.551
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Flight International, 10 April 1969, p.552
^ Flight International, 10 April 1969, p.554
^ "Case Study The Indian Scene, circa 1975". Vayu Aerospace and Defence Review. August 20, 2018.
^ ^a ^b Flight International, 10 April 1969, p.556
^ Flight International, 10 April 1969, p.557
^ Flight International, 10 April 1969, p.561
^ ^a ^b ^c Roach 1991, p. 164
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Roach 1991, p. 158
^ Cooper, Grandolini & Delalande 2015, p. 34
^ Schrøder, Hans (1991). "Royal Danish Airforce". Ed. Kay S. Nielsen. Tøjhusmuseet, 1991, p. 63. ISBN 87-89022-24-6.
^ ^a ^b Roach 1991, p. 165
^ John Andrade, Latin-American Military Aviation, (Leicester: Midland Counties Publications, 1982), p. 238.
^ Roach 1991, p. 159

Bibliography

Berry, Peter; et al. (1967). The Douglas DC-4. Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd.
Best, Martin S. (Summer 2010). "The Development of Commercial Aviation in China: Part 10B: China National Aviation Corporation 1945–1949". Air-Britain Archive. pp. 63–74. ISSN 0262-4923.
Blewett, R. Survivors. Coulsden, UK: Aviation Classics, 2007. ISBN 978-0-9530413-4-3.
Cooper, Tom; Grandolini, Albert; Delalande, Arnaud (2015). Libyan Air Wars, Part 1: 1973-1985. Helion & Company Publishing. ISBN 978-1-909982-39-0.
Eastwood, Tony; John Roach (1991). Piston Engine Airliner Production List. The Aviation Hobby Shop. ISBN 0-907178-37-5.
Francillon, René (1979). McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Since 1920: Volume I. London: Putnam. ISBN 0-87021-428-4.
Pearcy, Arthur. Douglas Propliners: DC-1–DC-7. Shrewsbury, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1995. ISBN 1-85310-261-X.
Pickler, Ron and Larry Milberry. Canadair: The First 50 Years. Toronto: CANAV Books, 1995. ISBN 0-921022-07-7.
Milberry, Larry. The Canadair North Star. Toronto: CANAV Books, 1982. ISBN 0-07-549965-7.
Yenne, Bill (1985). McDonnell Douglas: A Tale of Two Giants. Greenwich, Connecticut: Bison Books. ISBN 0-517-44287-6.
The PSA History/Oldtimers Page [1]

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Douglas military aircraft
Fighters	XFD XP-48 P-70 F3D Skyknight F4D Skyray F5D Skylancer XF6D Missileer
Ground attack	XA-2 A-20 A-24 A-26 Invader A-33 A-1 Skyraider A-3 Skywarrior A-4 Skyhawk/A-4AR Fightinghawk/A-4SU Super Skyhawk AC-47 "Spooky" DT T2D XT3D TBD Devastator SBD Dauntless BD XBTD Destroyer XTB2D Skypirate AD Skyraider XA2D Skyshark A3D Skywarrior A4D Skyhawk
Bombers	YB-7 YB-11 B-18 Bolo XB-19 XB-22 B-23 Dragon B-26 Invader XB-31 XB-42 Mixmaster XB-43 Jetmaster B-66 Destroyer Model 423 Model 1211-J DB-1 DB-2 DB-7 DB-8 DB-19 DB-73 Boston I/II/III/IV/V Digby I Havoc I/II DXD1
Observation	O-2 OD O2D O-31 O-35 O-38 O-43 YO-44 O-46 O-53 YOA-5
Patrol	PD P2D P3D
Reconnaissance	F-3
Transports	C-1 C-21 C-32 C-33 YC-34 C-38 C-39 C-41 C-41A C-42 C-47 Skytrain (Dakota I/III/IV) C-48 C-49 C-50 C-51 C-52 C-53 Skytrooper C-54 Skymaster C-58 UC-67 C-68 C-74 Globemaster C-84 C-110 XC-112/YC-112 XC-114 YC-116 C-117 C-117D C-118 C-124 Globemaster II YC-129 C-132 C-133 Cargomaster C-9 (Nightingale/Skytrain II) C-24 RD R2D R3D R4D-1/-3/-5/-6/-7 R4D-8 R5D JD R6D CC-129 LXD1 PD.808 Skymaster I
Gliders	XCG-17
Training aircraft	BT-1 BT-2 XT-30
Experimental	World Cruiser D-558-1 Skystreak D-558-2 Skyrocket X-3 Stiletto

United States military transport aircraft designations, Army/Air Force and Tri-Service systems

United States military transport aircraft designations, Army/Air Force and Tri-Service systems
Army/Air Force sequence (1925-1962)	C-1 C-2 C-3 C-4 C-5 C-6 C-7 C-8 C-9 C-10 C-11 C-12 C-13¹ C-14 C-15 C-16 C-17 C-18 C-19 C-20 C-21 C-22 C-23 C-24 C-25 C-26 C-27 C-28 C-29 C-30 C-31 C-32 C-33 C-34 C-35 C-36 C-37 C-38 C-39 C-40 C-41 C-41A C-42 C-43 C-44 C-45 C-46 C-47 C-47F C-47T AC-47 C-48 C-49 C-50 C-51 C-52 C-53 C-54 C-55 C-56 C-57 C-58 C-59 C-60 C-61 C-62 C-63 C-64 C-65 C-66 C-67 C-68 C-69 C-70 C-70B C-71 C-72 C-73 C-74 C-75 C-76 C-77 C-77B–D C-78 C-79 C-80 C-81 C-82 C-83 C-83A C-83B C-84 C-85 C-86 C-87 C-88 C-89 C-90 C-91 C-92 C-93 C-94 C-95 C-96 C-97 KC-97 C-98 C-99 C-100 C-101 C-102 C-103 C-104 C-105 C-106 C-107 C-108 C-109 C-110 C-111 C-112 C-113 C-114 C-115 C-116 C-117 C-117D C-118 C-119 AC-119 C-120 C-121 C-121F EC-121 C-122 C-123 C-123A C-124 C-125 C-126 C-127² C-127 (I) C-127 (II) C-128 C-129 C-130 C-130J AC-130 DC-130 EC-130/H HC-130 KC-130 LC-130 MC-130 WC-130 C-131 NC-131H C-132 C-133 C-134 C-135 KC-135 C-136 C-137² YC-137 (I) YC-137 (II) C-137 C-138¹ C-139¹ C-140 C-141 C-142
Tri-service sequence (1962-present)	C-1 C-2 C-3 C-4 C-5 C-6 C-7² C-7 RC-7 C-8 C-9 C-10² C-10 KC-10 C-11 C-12 RC-12 C-13¹ C-14 C-15 C-16¹ C-17 C-18 C-19 C-20² C-20A–D C-20F–J C-21 C-22 C-23 C-24 C-25 C-26 C-27 C-27J C-28 C-29 C-30¹ C-31 C-32 C-33 C-34¹ C-35 C-36³ C-37 C-37B C-38 C-39¹ C-40 C-41 C-42¹ C-43¹ C-44¹ C-45 C-46
Revived original sequence (2005-present)	C-143 C-144 C-145 C-146 C-147
Non-sequential designations	C-767 C-767B C-880
Related designations	CT-39 CT-43 CV-2 CV-7
¹ Not assigned • ² Assigned to multiple types • ³ Unconfirmed

USN/USMC transport designations pre–1962

T-series (pre–1931)

Atlantic Aircraft	TA

R-series (1931–1962)

Atlantic Aircraft	RA -4
Budd	RB
Curtiss	RC R2C⁴ R3C⁴ R4C R5C
Douglas	RD R2D R3D R4D R4D-8 R5D R6D
Bellanca	RE
Kinner	RK
Kreider-Reisner	RK² R2K
Martin	RM
Lockheed	RO R2O R3O R4O R5O R6O R7O-1/-2 to "V" (see below, at "Lockheed")
Stinson	RQ R2Q² R3Q
Fairchild	RQ R2Q R3Q² R4Q
Ford	RR
Sikorsky	RS
Northrop	RT
Lockheed	from "O" (see above, at "Lockheed") R6V R7V-1/-2 R8V
Convair	RY R2Y R3Y R4Y

¹ Not assigned
² Assigned to a different manufacturer's type
³ Sequence restarted
⁴ Assigned to a different class of aircraft

Douglas and McDonnell Douglas airliners

Douglas and McDonnell Douglas airliners
Piston-engined	M-1 M-2 M-3 M-4 Dolphin DF DC-1 DC-2 DC-3 DC-4E DC-4 DC-5 DC-6 DC-7
Jet-engined	DC-8 DC-9 MD-80 MD-90 MD-95 DC-10 MD-11
Never built	DC-7 (C-74 derivative) DC-7D DC-8 piston airliner DC-9 (4-engined) DC-10 Twin 188 / 188E / 210 Model 2229 MD-91X / -92X / -94X MD-12 / -XX High Speed Civil Transport
See also: McDonnell 119 / 220

Canadair aircraft

Canadair aircraft
Sequence	CL-1 CL-2 CL-3 CL-4 CL-5 CL-7 CL-12 CL-13 CL-15 CL-20 CL-28 CL-30 CL-32 CL-35 CL-41 CL-42 CL-44 CL-51 CL-52 CL-60 CL-66 CL-83 CL-84 CL-88 CL-89 CL-90 CL-201 CL-202 CL-206 CL-209 CL-215 CL-219 CL-226 CL-227 CL-289 CL-415 CL-600 CL-601 CL-604 CL-605
UAVs & missiles	CL-20 CL-51 CL-83 CL-89 CL-227 CL-289
Piston-engined	CL-1 CL-2 CL-3 CL-4 CL-5 CL-7 CL-12 CL-15 CL-28 CL-42 CL-60 CL-66 CL-215
Turboprops	CL-32 CL-35 CL-44 CL-84 CL-202 CL-215T CL-415
Jets	CL-13 CL-30 CL-41 CL-52 CL-88 CL-90 CL-201 CL-206 CL-209 CL-219 CL-226 CL-600 CL-601 CL-604 CL-605 CRJ
Names	Argus Challenger Cosmopolitan CRJ Dynavert Freedom Fighter Midge North Star Sabre Silver Star Starfighter Tutor Velvet Glove Waterbomber (215) Waterbomber (415) Yukon
CAF/CF Designations	CF-104 CC-106 CP-107 CC-109 CT-114 CX-131 CT-133 CC-144
See also: Bombardier Aviation Canadian Vickers

Civil operators

Notes

Military operators

See also

References

Notes

Bibliography

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