Seaboard's First Douglas DC-4
Seaboard's first aircraft, NC58008, was an Army surplus Douglas C-54 Skymaster. It was purchased on
October 19th, 1946. It was flown to an American Airlines maintenance facility in St. Joseph, Missouri for
conversion to civilian DC-4 specifications. It could carry 15,000 lb. payload across the Atlantic, a huge figure
at the time. Seaboard operated its DC-4s in three different configurations; pure freighter, as seen here,
passenger/freighter "combi", as seen here, and in a standard 48 passenger seating arrangement.
NC58008 is seen above wearing Seaboard's first paint scheme. This aircraft would carry the name "Geneva Trader".
