During research for the Eagle Group of Companies I have found the following information to the issue of the incident at Northolt involving U.S.A.F. a C54.
The report is as follows:
When a USAF C- 54 caught fire last summer at Northolt it was so extensively damaged that no tenders were made for its repair. The aircraft was declared to be a write off and was sold for scrap to World Airways Inc. New Jersey. Who were likewise unable to find anyone to undertake its restoration. Last November 1955 Eagle Aircraft Services of Blackbushe offered to repair the aircraft and now, after some 70,000 man hours of work, it is almost ready to fly again March 1955. It entailed the rebuilding of two thirds of the fuselage(using the large portions of a surplice DC4 fuselage shipped in from Texas) the complete rewiring of the electrical system and installation of four new engines. Other spare parts were sought and found all over Europe
Project leader was Mr. Joe Weddup. Eagles repair manager.