SkyStef's aviation page

 

home  |  e-mail    



OO-CTK

 

Douglas DC-6B (43831)

 

 
Date: -

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.

Date: 1956

Location: BRU/EBBR

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: first livery but with test tail motive.

Date: 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.

Date: 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.

Date: 1967

Location: BRU/EBBR

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: seen at its home base in the standard outfit.

Date: 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.

Date: 07/1970

Location: BRU/EBBR

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: seen from the northern Pier at Brussels Airport. 

Date: 04/1971

Location: OST/EBOS

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: with additional stickers on the aft fuselage, presumable cigarettes with description "Transport Pommé Staden". 

Date: 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.

Date: 01/1972

Location: SZG/LOWG

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: here seen on a winter charter.

Date: 11/07/1972

Location: ANR/EBAW

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: seen taxiing out of Antwerp.

Date: 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.

Date: 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.

Date: 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.

Date: 08/1973

Location: BRU/EBBR

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: seen on a IT charter flight landing at Brussels.

Date: 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.

Date: 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.  

Date: 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.  

 

Belgian register