from my collection, photograph most probably taken by Willi Blunt, aircraft delivered in 1946 to Northwest Orient Airlines as N6402, to Trak Airways as ZS-CIH in 1958, operated for Luxair between late 1961 until mid-1964 as LX-SAH, rergd. as EI-ANL by Universal Trading and lsd. to Shannon Air, in service for Aer Turas and Alitalia between 1966 and 1969 as EI-APK, rergd. N6304D for ATC Inc. Reno and operated for an Oil Company in Libya until wfu in February 1977 on Malta, b/u there by 1984

Withdrawn from use at Hal Far in 1974, it remained derelict there until early 1983 when it was moved to the Luqa fire dump and burnt. Titles of one-time operator Alitalia can just be made out on the fuselage.

Ex-IADCOM. Later dumped in a remote corner of Hal Far; fuselage transported to Luqa and burnt on the fire dump in 1983.

Taxi-ing to the terminal after one of its very last flights before final retirement.

Withdrawn from use at Hal Far airfield in 1974; remains transported to Luqa Airport and burnt on the fire dump in 1983.

Dumped at Hal Far airfield in Malta.

ex. N6402, ZS-CIH, LX-SAF. To EI-APK, N6304D. Shannon Air was a short lived Airline from May 1964-Feb.1966 that specialized in passenger & freight charters. On collapse of the company this aircraft (on lease from the Universal Trading Corp.)was impounded by the BAA in lieu of debts.