Douglas C-54 Skymaster
Save the Skymaster closes
North Weald-based Save the Skymaster has announced that it is to close its charity and halt restoration work on Douglas C-54, N44914 (c/n 10630) ‘56498’.
Save the Skymaster folds its wings
The team were attempting to return a Douglas C-54 Skymaster to flying status
Diversifying business interests: Remembering Sir Freddie Laker
Leveraging his broad skillset to tap into enormous post-World War Two demand, Freddie Laker’s business interests diversified rapidly in the 1950s, albeit with mixed success
North Weald C-54 Skymaster update
Save The Skymaster is continuing to make progress on its restoration of former US Navy Douglas C-54D 56498 at North Weald
Save The Skymaster aims to return historic aircraft to British skies
It came to Britain to star in Candy Bomber, a film that was never made, but now an ambitious project aims to return a historic Douglas C-54 Skymaster to British skies. Charles Woodley outlines the plans and details the machine’s remarkable career