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Douglas DC-6B (45506)

 

 
Date: 09/1973

Location: ANR/EBAW

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: the seventh DC-6 airframe of Delta Air Transport was delivered on September 20 1973 at Deurne in the full livery of previous operator Braathens of Norway still registered as "LN-SUK" and it remained such stored for one month like this picture shows.

Date: 09/1973

Location: ANR/EBAW

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: seen from the other side.

Date: 14/03/1976

Location: ANR/EBAW

Photo: Willi Pokall

Description: it came in the Belgian register on October 23 1973 with the first two letters of its regi referring to DAT's managing direction Freddy Van Gaever. It was shortly afterwards painted in their first of three liveries and is such depicted.

Date: 05/1976

Location: ANR/EBAW

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: two months later, captured in the second color scheme.

Date: 1976

Location: ANR/EBAW

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: beautiful vintage scenery with from left to right: OO-VGK, OO-VFG, OO-VGW and OO-VGT

Date: 09/1976

Location: ANR/EBAW

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: in the third and final color scheme of DAT.

Date: 11/1976

Location: ANR/EBAW

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: this airframe was cancelled to Canada on October 24 1976. Here captured on the day of its departure in the final color scheme of DAT, wearing the Canadian regi "C-GIOY" and to be operated by Conair being the fourth and final airframe they took over from DAT.

Date: 09/05/1977

Location: YXX/CYXX

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: first couple of months, the airframe was still wearing the colors of DAT.

 

Belgian register