Aircraft Photo of VH-BPH | Douglas DC-6 | British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines - BCPA

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	VH-BPH
Aircraft Original Type:	Douglas DC-6
Aircraft Generic Type:	Douglas DC-6 (C-118/R6D/Liftmaster)
Aircraft Version:	Douglas DC-6
C/n (msn):	43128 / 135
Operator Titles:	British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines - BCPA
Aircraft Name:	RMA Discovery

Location
City / Airport:	Nadi - InternationalMap
Country:	Fiji
Airport Codes:	ICAO: NFFN IATA: NAN Local: - Other: -

Photo Date:	21 September 1949
Photo from:	AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:	434930

Photo Comment
BCPA was a joint UK, Australian and New Zealand airline formed to operate trans-Pacific services to North America. The partnership ended in 1953 and Qantas took over the routes to the US and Canada flying Super Constellations. The remaining BCPA DC-6s (one had crashed) were passed to TEAL, a joint Australian-New Zealand airline for trans-Tasman services. Nose section still survived as a full-size simulator in Finland by 2022. Photo from: Whites Aviation Collection/Alexander Turnbull Library This photo was added on 29 January 2022, and has since been viewed 351 times.

Photo Comment

BCPA was a joint UK, Australian and New Zealand airline formed to operate trans-Pacific services to North America. The partnership ended in 1953 and Qantas took over the routes to the US and Canada flying Super Constellations. The remaining BCPA DC-6s (one had crashed) were passed to TEAL, a joint Australian-New Zealand airline for trans-Tasman services. Nose section still survived as a full-size simulator in Finland by 2022. Photo from: Whites Aviation Collection/Alexander Turnbull Library

This photo was added on 29 January 2022, and has since been viewed 351 times.

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