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Douglas DC-6B (45496)

 

 
Date: 01/1973

Location: ANR/EBAW

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: the fourth DC-6 airframe of Delta Air Transport was delivered at Antwerp on November 24 1972 in full markings of Bangladesh Biman, still registered by its previous owner Troll-Air as "LN-MTV". It came in the Belgian register on January 5 1973 and is depicted such.

Date: 04/1973

Location: ANR/EBAW

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: resprayed in its full (and airframes only color scheme). The last two letters of the regi were referring to DAT's managing director Freddy Van Gaever. As also other aircraft of the company had a regi ending with "VG" it lead to confusion with ATC conversations and was re-registered to OO-VGL on August 9 1973 serving the airline till January 1976 when sold to Conair as "C-GICD".

 

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