Aircraft Photo of N90MA | Douglas DC-6/AT | Macavia International | AirHistory.net #531115
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:N90MA
Fleet number:21
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-6
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-6 (C-118/R6D/Liftmaster)
Aircraft Version:Douglas DC-6/AT
C/n (msn):43128 / 135
Operator Titles:Macavia International
Location
City / Airport:Chandler - Gila River MemorialMap
Region / Country:Arizona, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: -   IATA: -   Local: 34AZ   Other: -
 
Photo Date:1 April 1993
Photo by:Paul Seymour
Photo ID: 531115
Photo Comment

Delivered to British Commonwealth Pacific Airways as VH-BPH in 1948. To Tasman Empire Airways as ZK-BFC in 1954. Reregistered as ZK-BGC in 1956. To the Royal New Zealand Air Force as NZ3633 in 1961. Sold as N255N in 1964. To Pacific Western Airlines as CF-PWQ in 1965 then to Mercer Airlines as N90MA in 1971. To Aerial Applicators in 1972 and converted to a fire bomber. To Sis-Q in 1981, Macavia in 1975 then T & G Aviation in 1991 but remained in Macavia colours. Scrapped by 2006. Nose to Finland for use as a simulator.

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