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*The last two passenger DC-4s operating worldwide are based in Johannesburg, South Africa. They fly with old South African Airways (SAA) livery. They are ZS-AUB ''Outeniqua'' and ZS-BMH ''Lebombo'' and are owned by the South African Airways Museum Society<ref name="Outeniqua">{{cite web |url=http://www.saamuseum.co.za/our-aircraft/70.html |title="Outeniqua" Douglas DC-4 1009 ZS-AUB c/n 42984 |publisher=South African Airways Museum Society |access-date=21 January 2015}}</ref><ref name="Lebombo">{{cite web |url=http://www.saamuseum.co.za/our-aircraft/73.html |title="Lebombo" Douglas DC-4 1009 ZS-BMH c/n 43157 |publisher=South African Airways Museum Society |access-date=21 January 2015}}</ref> and operated by Skyclass Aviation,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://flyskyclass.com/portfolio/skyclassic/ |title=Portfolios: SkyClassic |publisher=SkyClass Aviation |date=31 March 2014 |access-date=20 January 2015}}</ref> a company specialising in classic and VIP charters to exotic destinations in Africa.
*As of 2011, a 1944-built DC-4 is being restored at the [[Historical Aircraft Restoration Society]] in [[New South Wales]], Australia.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hars.org.au/2010/10/1455/ |title=Engineering Underway on the Douglas DC4 |first=Ben |last=Morgan |website=hars.org.au |access-date=21 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120131054645/http://hars.org.au/2010/10/1455/ |archive-date=31 January 2012 }}</ref>
*[[Buffalo Airways]] in Canada's Northwest Territories owned 11 DC-4s (former C-54s of various versions), four for hauling cargo and three for aerial firefighting. However, they have all recently been retired in favor of using the [[Lockheed L-188 Electra]] for these purposes. All 11 are listed for sale on Buffalo Airways's website. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.buffaloairways.com/index.php?page=aircraft-fleet |title=Buffalo Airways Aircraft Fleet |access-date=17 November 2015}}</ref> <ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1VGOexUMfo</ref>
*A 1945-built DC-4 (C-54D) 43-17228 is being operated by Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation as a flying museum of the Berlin Airlift. Called the ''Spirit of Freedom'', it replaced a previous C-54 (44-9144) damaged by a tornado in 2020. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.spiritoffreedom.org |title=Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation |access-date=25 August 2021}}</ref>
*Alaska Air Fuel<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.frontiersman.com/news/city-airport-s-future-bright/article_3778a314-8e4c-11e4-b56a-df14b4587ea5.html|title=City: airport's future bright}}</ref> also operates two DC4s out of Palmer, Alaska, United States.
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