Aircraft Photo of VR-BBQ | Douglas DC-6B | Cunard Eagle Airways | AirHistory.net #116691
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:VR-BBQ
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-6
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-6 (C-118/R6D/Liftmaster)
Aircraft Version:Douglas DC-6B
C/n (msn):43844 / 334
Operator Titles:Cunard Eagle Airways
Location
City / Airport:London - HeathrowMap
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:ICAO: EGLL   IATA: LHR   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:25 March 1961 to 25 February 1962
Photo by:Jerry Hughes
Photo ID: 116691
Photo Comment

Leased from Canadian Pacific Air Lines as VR-BBQ and re-registered G-ARWJ (25 Feb. 1962) Restored as CF-CUQ by Dec. 1962. Crashed 08th July, 1965, Dog Creek, 32 kms W of 100 Mile House BC, Canada, explosion at 16,000 ft. in the left aft lavatory caused disintegration.

This photo is copyright © Jerry Hughes, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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