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Douglas DC-3C (43089)

 

 
Date: 07/1971

Location: ANR/EBAW

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: ex OO-AUY of Sabena, the eight and final Douglas of Delta Air Transport arrived at Antwerp on June 8 1971 still in full Spantax outfit and registered "EC-BEC". It came in the Belgian register on July 5 of the same year changing its outfit too and such captured.

Date: 1971

Location: ANR/EBAW

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: gracefully approaching runway 11 at Deurne.

Date: 1972

Location: ANR/EBAW

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: here on its nose adorned with a tiny sticker of "Berchem Sport".

Date: 07/1972

Location: ANR/EBAW

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: detail of this sticker of "Football Club Berchem Sport". The airframe remained operational for the carrier till October 31 1972 when it made its final flight from AMS on behalf of Sabena. 

Date: 09/1973

Location: HKS/KHKS

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: it left for the States on November 18 1972 (together with OO-AUV) and was canx to "N3433Y" on December 16 of the same year. Here captured one year after having left the Belgian carrier, laid up at Jackson still in full DAT colors.

Date: 20/06/1974

Location: HKS/KHKS

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: seen almost one year later in a state of decay with even the reappearance of the Belgian registration. It was most probable laid up till at least early 1976 when it changed hands.

 

Belgian register