List of Douglas DC-4 operators

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DC-4 operated by the Dutch Dakota Association in the "Flying Dutchman" colours of KLM Douglas DC-4 Flying Dutchman.jpg
DC-4 operated by the Dutch Dakota Association in the "Flying Dutchman" colours of KLM

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

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Civil operators

Flag of Aden (1937-1963).svg  Aden
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda
Aerolineas Argentinas DC-4 at Ministro Pistarini Airport, Argentina, 1958. Aerolineas Argentinas DC4 atEZE 1958.jpg
Aerolineas Argentinas DC-4 at Ministro Pistarini Airport, Argentina, 1958.
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia
Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of Chad.svg  Chad
Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Republic of China
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Flag of the Republic of the Congo (Leopoldville) (1960-1963).svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong
Flag of India.svg  India
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Côte d'Ivoire
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of Kenya (1921-1963).svg  Kenya, Flag of the Uganda Protectorate.svg  Uganda, Flag of Tanganyika (1923-1961).svg  Tanganyika and Flag of Zanzibar.svg  Zanzibar
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar
Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  The Netherlands
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua
Flag of Niger.svg  Niger
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg  South Africa
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Flag of South Vietnam.svg  South Vietnam
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
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" Ardco-C-54-N9015Q-fox-030725-01cr.jpg
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"
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela

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Military operators

(Douglas C-54 unless specified)

Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of Chad.svg  Chad
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
Flag of Honduras (1866-1898).svg  Honduras
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands East Indies
Flag of Niger.svg  Niger
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Flag of Rhodesia (1968-1979).svg  Rhodesia
Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Republic of China
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg  South Africa
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe

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Notes

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  2. Flight International, 10 April 1969, p.551
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Flight International, 10 April 1969, p.552
  4. Flight International, 10 April 1969, p.554
  5. "Case Study The Indian Scene, circa 1975". Vayu Aerospace and Defence Review. August 20, 2018.
  6. 1 2 Flight International, 10 April 1969, p.556
  7. Flight International, 10 April 1969, p.557
  8. Flight International, 10 April 1969, p.561
  9. 1 2 3 Roach 1991, p. 164
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Roach 1991, p. 158
  11. Cooper, Grandolini & Delalande 2015 , p. 34
  12. Schrøder, Hans (1991). "Royal Danish Airforce". Ed. Kay S. Nielsen. Tøjhusmuseet, 1991, p. 63. ISBN   87-89022-24-6.
  13. 1 2 Roach 1991, p. 165
  14. John Andrade, Latin-American Military Aviation, (Leicester: Midland Counties Publications, 1982), p. 238.
  15. Roach 1991, p. 159

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