you probable are not familar with the AAF missing air crew reports. These are official AAF recrords and a standard research tool over the past 35 years, although older references did not consult the records in many instances.  I will again emphasis that many of the existing ref. notes in the article are from extremely poor sources.  I have the official MACR index on USAF microfilm. The online source is more convenient a reference and in most case reliable ( of the 10,000s records).  Feel free to cite the the official source for the a/c s/n lost in June 1945.   

 More to the point, no citation exists for the claim Iin the article. And I have many more ways to demonstrate it is entirely baseless. The burden of proof remains with the statements originator. 

 I was trying to preempt a lot of frivolous exchanges. 

 another good sources is the book Aluminium Trail. it is well research and well regarded.  The USAF history of the ATC MAY ALSO BE USEFUL.  

 Lastly, the C-54 was in use before April 43 when the article claims the C_87 originated and the two statement taken together creates a null set. 

 as to the correct information on the C-87 thru C-87C & At-22 in edited in, I m sure you didn t check the facts.  if it was deleted withoutt a citation tag, you vandalised the article.