Delivered to United Airlines as DC-6B N37569 in 1956. To Ansett ANA as VH-INA in 1963 then to Far Eastern Air Transport as B-2003 in 1967. To Bellomy-Lawson Aviation as N62876 and converted to a DC-6B(F) freighter then to Conair Aviation as C-GHCB in 1973 and converted to a firebomber. Withdrawn from use at Abbotsford in 2001. Still there in 2009. Scrapped.

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Tanker 43 ended up in Conair's storage yard in 2004/2005, its underbelly tank already removed. The aircraft was broken up in 2009.

This fire-bomber stopped off at Shannon on its way back to Canada after a period of fire-fighting duties in Europe. Here, the crew are carrying out some pre-flight inspections before departing on the Atlantic crossing.

This fire-bomber stopped off at Shannon on its way back to Canada after a period of fire-fighting duties in Europe.

Looks like the end of the line for this DC-6B parked in the grass at Abbotsford and shedding parts to keep her sisters flying