N9015Q ¦ WJF 01.10.1997 - a photo on Flickriver

N9015Q ¦ WJF 01.10.1997

            Douglas C-54D-15-DC (c/n 22178/DC630)
Ardco Inc.
Lancaster-General William J. Fox Airfield (WJF/KWJF)
01 October 1997

Formerly with the USAF as 43-17228, this C-54 hit the civil market in late 1978, eventually becoming Tanker 152 and joining the Ardco fleet in 1982.

Registered as N9015Q, it was seen on alert at Fox Field, with a ground crew hastily clearing accidentially spilled fire retardant. Fire retardant is very aggressive and can lead to aircraft corrosion and damages to concrete, and of course the environment.

N9015Q continued in Ardco service, but was also leased out to other operators when not needed in the firefighting rôle. In August 2020 the C-54 was sold to the Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation, who restored it at New Smyrna Beach, leading to the fist post-restoration flight in April 2021. Now registered N500EJ, the C-54 is still active in the US airshow circuit.
   

Taken in: United States / California / Lancaster (show map)

Taken on: October 1, 1997

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