Aircraft Photo of 131569 | Douglas C-118B Liftmaster (DC-6A) | USA - Navy | AirHistory.net #536844
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:131569
Military Code:JS-569
Aircraft Original Type:Douglas DC-6
Aircraft Generic Type:Douglas DC-6 (C-118/R6D/Liftmaster)
Aircraft Version:Douglas C-118B Liftmaster (DC-6A)
C/n (msn):43672 / 268
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
Location
City / Airport:Marietta - Dobbins ARBMap
Region / Country:Georgia, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: KMGE   IATA: MGE   Local: MGE   Other: -
 
Photo Date:8 November 1983
Photo by:Paul Seymour
Photo ID: 536844
Photo Comment

Delivered to the US Navy as R6D-1 Bu131569 in 1952. To the USAF as C-118A 51-17628 in 1958. Back to the US Navy as C-118B Bu131569 in 1964. Stored at Davis-Monthan AFB with park code 8C040 in 1985. Sold as N2079G then HK-3530X in 1989. Withdrawn from use at Barranquilla in 1996. Later preserved at Port Colombia,

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