Aircraft Photo of N62242 | Douglas DC-6 | AirHistory.net #527354
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:N62242
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-6
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-6 (C-118/R6D/Liftmaster)
Aircraft Version:Douglas DC-6
C/n (msn):42857 / 7
Location
City / Airport:Tucson - InternationalMap
Region / Country:Arizona, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KTUS   IATA: TUS   Local: TUS   Other: -
 
Photo Date:8 May 1981
Photo by:Roger Syratt
Photo ID: 527354
Photo Comment

Early production, fuselage number 7, "straight" DC-6 photographed stored out of use wearing the partial livery of its last operator Pacific American / Mercer Airlines at Tucson International in June 1981. Originally delivered in November 1946 to American Airlines as N90704 "Flagship Oklahoma" it served until 1962 when it was sold to Nordair in Denmark as OY-AOF and visited Gatwick as such on 20-08-1963.

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

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