The Douglas DC-6 Association
of South Africa
Individual Aircraft History
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c/n 43127
The Queensland Air Museum, Caloundra, Australia, is embarking on a project to return this aircraft to the Museum in Australia.
QAM is seeking sponsors to help us bring this iconic Australian airliner home as a tribute to the Australian airline that flew the Pacific before Qantas and gave the Southern Cross Route its name. If you feel you might be able to assist in some way please contact the QAM DC-6 recovery team by sending an email to dc-6@qam.com.au
QAM records its appreciation to Lanseria International Airport in South Africa for sharing QAM's vision by making this aircraft available for preservation in Australia. Further reading as per links below:
http://qam.com.au/aircraft/dc-6/default.htm
http://rnzaf.proboards.com/thread/19725/douglas-dc-6-43127-133
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Date dd/mm/yyyy |
Reg |
Service / Fate |
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ntu |
SE-BDI |
Scandinavian Airlines System (not taken
up) |
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d |
VH-BPG |
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bt 05/1954 |
ZK-BFB |
Tasman Empire Airways Ltd
“Arawhata” |
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tt 1956 |
ZK-BGB |
Tasman Empire Airways Ltd
“Arawhata” |
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bt 05/1961 |
NZ3632 |
Royal |
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bt 04/1964 |
N254N |
Lamb Associates Inc |
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bt 06/1964 |
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National Interests Inc |
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bt |
CF-PWP |
Pacific Western
Airlines |
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bt |
N80MA |
Lamb Associates Inc |
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bt 03/1971 |
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Mercer Airlines |
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bt 05/1972 |
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Aerial Applicators
“20” |
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bt |
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SIS – Q Flying Service |
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bt 05/1985 |
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Macavia International
Corporation |
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wfu |
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Withdrawn from use and stored |
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bt 02/1991 |
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T and G Aviation |
| 1994 | 9Q-CPL | Air Transport Office (ATO) |
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07/1997 |
EL-WNH |
Transair Cargo
Registered in |
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Transair Cargo Lanseria and Rand
airports |
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Stripped airframe at Lanseria airport for fire rescue training. Still there as at October 2010. |
c/n 43127
9Q-CPL
Air Transport Office ATO
Kinshasa N’Djili 13
November 1995
Photograph: Michel Anciaux
c/n 43127
EL-WNH
At Rand Airport, September 1997
Photograph: Reg Rivers Collection via SAAF Museum Swartkop
c/n 43127
EL-WNH
With Canadair CL-44D
7Q-YMS at Lanseria Airport 12 December
1997
Photograph: Omer Mees
c/n 43127
EL-WNH
At Lanseria
Airport 16 August 1998
Photograph: Omer Mees
c/n 43127
EL-WNH
At
Lanseria Airport 16 August 1998
Photograph: Omer
Mees
c/n 43127
Used for fire fighting training
At Lanseria Airport 2006
Photograph: Geoff Street
c/n 43127
EL-WNH
Fire training
Lanseria
Airport
Photograph: Arnold Balledux
c/n 43127
Used for fire fighting training
At Lanseria Airport 11 July 2010
Photograph: Bruce Perkins