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Old 13th Dec 2009, 11:55
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C-54s North Weald

Anyone know what the future is for the C-54s at North Weald? Are they just parked up and left or are maintained and started up? Just a pure curiosity question as I haven't heard anything about them since they arrived X number of years ago.

Only info I can find is here from 2002.
http://www.pprune.org/aviation-histo...ald-today.html
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They've just been put up for sale, coincidentally -

Pair of DC-4s up for sale as HBO ‘Candybomber’ movie is cancelled | General Aviation News
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The planes are valued at around $400,000 each.
The price of aluminium scrap must have rocketed
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C54s at North Weald

I heard that they'd actually been up for sale more or less since they arrived here in 2002 and also, that the asking price of $400,000 per aircraft is way too high. Whatever the price though, wish I could afford to buy one and a hangar to keep it in. Saw these in November 2002, just after they arrived-I drove down from Manchester specially-and was rewarded with some November sunshine, so got some decent photos; here's one:

JetPhotos.Net Photo » N44914 (CN: 10630) Private Douglas C-54B Skymaster by Michael Blank
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