SkyStef's aviation page
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SkyStef's aviation page |
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- Location: BRU/EBBR Photo: collection Skystef Description: the tenth DC-6 of Sabena is seen wearing the first color scheme (of two) and was such delivered at Brussels on May 5 1953. |
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1956 Location: BRU/EBBR Photo: collection Skystef Description: first livery but with test tail motive which was an enlarged of the Sabena flag containing four triangles (black, yellow, red = Belgian flag) and the upper triangle a blue one with yellow star in it representing the Belgian Congo. |
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1958 Location: NCE/LFMN Photo: J-C. Gihaud Description: in the second livery seen gracefully landing at this Mediterranean resort marketed as the Riviera by Sabena bringing there another load of Belgian sun seekers which was in 1958 daily flown from Brussels alternate using DC-6's & Convair 440's. On the nose it carried also the Expo 58 logo like in detail depicted on OO-SFD. |
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1962 Location: NBO/HKJK Photo: collection Christian Ueten Description: between October 1961 and February 1962, it was briefly leased to Air Congo in basic final Sabena colors. |
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1967 Location: BRU/EBBR Photo: collection Skystef Description: seen at its home base in the standard outfit. |
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10/07/1970 Location: BRU/EBBR Photo: collection Skystef Description: sold to Transpommair on February 27 1970 and by the summer of 1970 wearing their full livery after a couple of months being operational in a basic Sabena outfit but with the red colors. Here seen at its home base in their full outfit. |
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07/1970 Location: BRU/EBBR Photo: collection Skystef Description: seen from the northern Pier at Brussels Airport. |
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04/1971 Location: OST/EBOS Photo: collection Skystef Description: with additional stickers on the aft fuselage, presumable cigarettes with description "Transport Pommé Staden". |
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05/1971 Location: OST/EBOS Photo: collection Skystef Description: it changed corporate identity to Pomair with the new livery adopted on May 3 1971, here seen at its home base after been freshly repainted. |
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01/1972 Location: SZG/LOWG Photo: collection Skystef Description: here seen on a winter charter. |
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11/07/1972 Location: ANR/EBAW Photo: collection Skystef Description: seen taxiing out of Antwerp. |
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03/10/1972 Location: OST/EBOS Photo: collection Skystef Description: on October 3 1972, it appeared with "Mirograd Air" titles and fake registration "OO-OTK" for an advertising sequence. |
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24/03/1973 Location: ANR/EBAW Photo: collection Skystef Description: more flights did occur from Antwerp airport with this one parked for an overnight stay. |
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29/09/1973 Location: OST/EBOS Photo: collection Skystef Description: as Pomair and DAT had the same major shareholder CMB, which demanded a fleet harmony, the piston aircraft had to migrate to Delta Air Transport which did occur on June 4 1973 being the sixth DC-6 airframe operated by DAT. It was not intended to be kept by them and the livery remained unchanged with only "Delta Air Transport" titles added, here seen such at its home base. |
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08/1973 Location: BRU/EBBR Photo: collection Skystef Description: seen on a IT charter flight landing at Brussels. |
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14/10/1973 Location: ANR/EBAW Photo: collection Skystef Description: its final flight was made on October 7 1973 and was offered for sale, here seen resting on the apron of Antwerp airport waiting its fate. |
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28/12/1973 Location: MAD/LEMD Photo: Eddy Campers via collection Skystef Description: on November 12 1973 it was sold to Lloyd Culbertson as "N94491" and to be leased to Aerocosta. Here pictured at Madrid during its ferry flight from Antwerp to Bogota which took two days and was still seen wearing the same livery. |
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1974 Location: BOG/SKBO Photo: collection Skystef Description: here pictured in Bogota being prepared for the Colombian carrier, still wearing the livery of Pomair with "Delta Air Transport" titles. |