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Serial |
c/n |
Aircraft history |
NZ3631 |
43126 |
Previously SE-BDH (ntu) with SAS.
VH-BPF with British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines.
ZK-BFA (ntu) with TEAL.
ZK-BGA with TEAL.
BOC with 40 Squadron 16 May 1961.
Radio call sign ZMZWA.
First flight with RNZAF 29 June 1961.
Final DC6 trooping flight to Singapore
and back completed in June 1968.
Advertised for sale by GSB tender June 1968.
Sold to Australian Aircraft Sales who took delivery on 12 August
1968.
To Lao United Airlines, Laos as XW-DKJ on 14 November 1968.
Re-registered XW-TDJ.
Re-registered XW-PEH to Royal Air Lao, Laos 1969.
To PENAS, Indonesia 1971.
Crashed into swamp near Tegal, Java on 01 February 1972 after
running out of fuel on flight from Singapore to Jakarta with loss
of 6 lives.
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NZ3632 |
43127 |
Previously SE-BDI (ntu) with SAS.
VH-BPG with British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines.
ZK-BFB (ntu) with TEAL.
ZK-BGB with TEAL.
BOC with 40 Squadron 16 May 1961.
Radio call sign ZMZWB.
First flight with RNZAF 25 May 1961.
Sold to Lamm Associates Inc. USA as N254N on 19 April 1964.
Departed Whenuapai 19 April 1964.
To National Interest Inc. Reno, Nevada.
To Pacific Western Airlines, Canada as CF-PWP on 13 March 1965.
To Lamm Associates Inc. Oakland, California on 17 January 1971.
To Mercer Airlines as N80MA on 03 April 1971.
To Aerial Applicators, Salt Lake City in May 1972 as Water Bomber
D20.
To Sis-Q Services 1982.
To Macavia International, Centre Point, California as N80MA in
June 1985.
To T. and G. Aviation, Chandler, Arizona in February 1991.
To Pacific Harbor Capital, Portland, Oregon in February 1993.
To Barron Thomas Aviation, Wilmington Delaware in November 1993.
Registration cancelled 07 June 1994.
Exported to Zaire as 9Q-CPL for Air Transport Office, Kinshasha.
Later re-registered as EL-WNH.
Allegedly took place in clandestine smuggling flights during the
war in the Congo.
Used for fire training at Lanseria, South Africa.
Still extant January 2011. |
NZ3633 |
43128 |
Previously SE-BDK (ntu) with SAS.
VH-BPH with British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines.
ZK-BFC (ntu) with TEAL.
ZK-BGC with TEAL.
BOC with 40 Squadron 16 May 1961.
Radio call sign ZMZWD.
First flight with RNZAF 23 May 1961.
Sold to Lamm Associates Inc. USA as N255N on 26 April 1964.
Departed Whenuapai 26 April 1964.
To National Interest Inc. Reno, Nevada.
To Pacific Western Airlines, Canada as CF-PWQ on 18 May 1965.
To Lamm Associates Inc. Oakland, California on 17 January 1971.
To Mercer Airlines as N90MA on 03 April 1971.
To Aerial Applicators, Salt Lake City in April 1973 as Water
Bomber D21.
To Sis-Q services 1982.
To Macavia International, Centre Point, California as N90MA in
June 1985.
To T. and G. Aviation, Chandler, Arizona in February 1991.
To Pacific Harbor Capital, Portland, Oregon in February 1993.
To Barron Thomas Aviation, Wilmington, Delaware in April 1994.
Registration cancelled 11 July 1994.
Prepared for export to Zaire as 9Q-CSH for Air Transport Office,
Kinshasha, but sale did not go ahead.
Cockpit section acquired by Mr.Pekka Kauppi of Finland.
Shipped to Finland 2006 for use as cockpit simulator.
Remainder was scrapped at Chandler Memorial Field AZ. USA |
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Author:
Ivan Prince (Updated by
Brendan Cowan)
Sources: Various
AHSNZ Publications 1972-1996. DC6, Pictorial and Production by I.
MacKintosh. American Civil Aircraft Register. Yahoo Propliner Group. NZ
Wings 1972-1988.
Emails: Martin
Edwards, Brendan Cowan,
Updated
06 December 2013
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