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Pan American Airlines Douglas DC-4 N88886 Hobby Master HL2023 scale 1:200
Hobby Master die cast scale model
Pan American Airlines Douglas DC-4 N88886 Hobby Master HL2023 scale 1:200
Pan American Airlines Douglas DC-4 N88886 Hobby Master HL2023 scale 1:200
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Hobby Master die cast scale model
Pan American Airlines Douglas DC-4 N88886 Hobby Master HL2023 scale 1:200
Pan American Airlines
Douglas DC-4
Registration: N88886
Hobby Master item number: N88886
WWII in Europe had only ended a few months earlier when Overseas Airlines
introduced the first commercial North Atlantic DC-4 service. Another first took place on
March 7, 1946 when American Airlines introduced U.S. DC-4 domestic service and
converted C-54s carried more passengers than any other four-engine transport.
Amazingly many of these aircraft are still operating more than 60 years after they were
first manufactured.
Douglas C-54E-5-DO Skymaster was built as c/n 27311 with serial 44-9085 and delivered to the
USAAF on April 5, 1945. Not long after it was bought back by the Douglas Aircraft Company and
converted to a civil DC-4. On November 14, 1946 the aircraft was purchased by Pan American
World Airways as N88886 and named “Clipper Mandarin” and later wore “Clipper Frankfurt”,
“Clipper Pegasus” and “Clipper Hannover”. In January 1961 this aircraft was sold to Trans
Mediterranean and then to Aviation Traders in November 1963 and converted to an ATL-98
Carvair.
Additional Info
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Stock#HL2023
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BrandHobby Master
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Country of Manufacture
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AircraftDouglas DC-4
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AirlinePan Am
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RegistrationN88886
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MaterialDie-cast Metal
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Scale1:200
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Dimensions (L x W)No
Warning: Choking Hazard!
Contains small parts. Not a toy. Not for children under 3 years.
Customer Reviews
- Hobby Master Pan American Airlines Douglas DC-4 (C-54E5) N88886 (cn 27311)
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I have a huge fleet of Pan Ams in 2100 scale and glad to add this one.
I still have a problem with the HM nose gear fit. It just doesn't look right with too much space between the fuselage and the nose gear well. The nose gear cover has the fleet number printed on it. The nose gear and the main gear have a great deal of detail but the tires are solid and don't roll. No biggie on that.
The engine shape is just fie and the model has spinning props. This aircraft had a large cargo door on the port side, rear when the main entrance to the aircraft is indicated.
There is a forward antenna behind the cockpit and a round mound were the aviation window is placed. Would have been nice if they had used a clear plastic for the doom. In the olden days of aviation this window dome was used by the navigator to take position readings with a sextant.
The cockpit is properly shaped as are the cockpit windows and nose. I would have liked to seen black windows instead of gray but as painted they are passable.
The tail were it meets the fuselage has a pretty good sized gap in the fit. (Posted on 10/6/2015)