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VH-BPG. Douglas DC-6. c/n 43127-133.
Built for S.A.S but not taken up - registration SE-BDI reserved for it Sold to British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-BPG - October 29, 1948 Delivered to B.C.P.A. - December 17, 1948 Aircraft was named 'Adventure' Chartered by A.N.A. to provide extra capacity at peak times - dates unknown Sold to Tasman Empire Airways Ltd - becoming ZK-BGB - May 1954 Aircraft was named 'Arawhata' (bridge) Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - May 17, 1954 Transferred to Royal New Zealand Air Force - becoming NZ3632 - May 16, 1961 Entered service with 40 Squadron - May 25, 1961 Sold to Lamm Associates Inc - becoming N254N - April 19, 1964 Departed Whenuapai on delivery flight to U.S.A. - April 19, 1964 Sold to Pacific Western Airlines, Canada - becoming CF-PWP - March 13, 1965 Sold to Lamm Associates Inc, California -
January 17, 1971
Sold to Mercer Airlines - becoming N80MA - April 3, 1971 Sold to Aerial Applicators, Salt Lake City for use as a waterbomber - May 1972 Transferred to Sis-Q Aervices - 1982 Transferred to Macavia International, California - June 1985 Sold to T. & G. Aviation, Chandler, Arizona - February 1991 Sold to Pacific Harbour Capital, Portland, Oregon - February 1993 Sold to Barron Thomas Aviation, Wilmington, Delaware - November 1993 Cancelled from the U.S. Aircraft Register - June 7, 1994 Sold to Air Transport Office, Kinshasha, Zaire - becoming 9Q-CPL Reregistered EL-WNH Allegedly involved in clandestine smuggling flights during the war in the Congo Aircraft abandoned at Lanseria, South Africa as of September 2002 Fate unknown |
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ZK-BGB. T.E.A.L. - in their 'revised' colors at Brisbane Airport, date unknown. (Image 1125-335. G. Grulke Photograph) |
ZK-BGB. T.E.A.L. - in their 'revised' colors at Sydney Airport, date unknown. (Image 1125-166. B. Dannecker Collection) |
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N80MA. Aerial Applicators - in their original colors at Chandler, August 1976. (Image 1125-259. R. N. Smith Collection) |
N80MA. Sis-Q - in their original colors at Chandler, February 1985. (Image 1125-261. R. N. Smith Collection) |
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N80MA. Macavia - in basic Sis-Q colors at Chandler, December 1993. (Image 1125-260. P. J. Gates Collection) |
EL-WNH. Air Transport Office - in their colors at Lanseria, South Africa, September 1997. (Image 1125-406. G. Bennett Collection) |
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