Once with TEAL as ZK-BGC and the RNZAF as NZ3633

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.

Used for spares

Delivered new in 09.48 to British Commonwealth Pacific as VH-BPH. Later ZK-BFC, ZK-BGC, NZ3633 and CF-PWQ. Converted to tanker circa 1973 as N90MA. Scrapped 07.94.

Although still displaying Macavia titles it is believed that the aircraft was owned by T & G Aviation at the time of this photo.

Starting up to respond to a fire callout.

Sitting awaiting the next call during the firefighting season.

When International Air Response (formerly T&G) moved their base of operation from Chandler Memorial to Coolidge Municipal Airport, they scrapped many of the redundant propliners that had been stored on the field. The nose section of this former Macavia DC-6 was purchased by Pekka Kauppi in November 2006 and shipped to Tervakoski, Finland, where it arrived on 27 January 2009. He keeps it as a full-size simulator.

Aircraft still retained Macavia titles in this 2000 photo.