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    Airframe Family: Douglas DC-6 / C-118/R6D Liftmaster
    Latest Model:DC-6B
    Construction Number:45506
    Last Civil Registration:C-GIOY
    Latest Owner or Location:Conair Aviation

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    Dates

    Event

    1958

    Constructed as a DC-6B.

    9 July 1958

    To Maritime Central Airways with new c/r CF-MCL.

    17 July 1958

    To United States Overseas Airlines Inc, Wildwood, NJ with new c/r N400US.

    Circa 17 July 1958

    Certificate of airworthiness for N400US (DC-6B, 45506) issued.

    24 February 1964

    Civil registration, N400US, cancelled.
    Exported to Norway.

    25 February 1964

    To Braathens SAFE with new c/r LN-SUK.

    24 July 1967


    Photographer: Tim Martin
    Notes: Pictured here at London Gatwick - One of the immaculate fleet of Douglas DC-6Bs operated by Braathens. (S-A-F-E stands for South American and Far East). This ship was built for Maritime Central Airways as CF-MCL in 1958 and returned to Canada to be a retardant bomber as C-GIOY in 1976

    September 1973

    To Delta Air Transport with new c/r OO-VGK.

    October 1976

    To Conair Aviation with new c/r C-GIOY.

    By 5 June 1986

    Operated as fire service #48.

    5 June 1986


    Photographer: Peter M. Garwood
    Notes: At Abbotsford, BC, Canada

    Circa 1999

    Noted WFU at Abbotsford, BC.


    Photographer: Eric Bannwarth
    Notes: C-GIOY - DC-6B - Conair Aviation Ltd.
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     Turbo Prop Airlines Production List by J. Roach and A.B. Eastwood
    Internet Sources
     Airbus, Boeing, Convair and Douglas Production List
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Transport Canada
    Individual Contributors
     Terry Fletcher
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