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    Airframe Family: Douglas DC-6 / C-118/R6D Liftmaster
    Latest Model:DC-6
    Last Military Serial:NZ3633 RNZAF
    Construction Number:43128
    Last Civil Registration:N90MA
    Latest Owner or Location:Memorial Airport, Chandler, Arizona

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    Dates

    Event

    1948

    Constructed as a DC-6.

    1948

    Civil registration SE-BDK reserved but not taken up.
    For Scandanavian Airlines Systems.

    30 September 1948

    To British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines with new c/r VH-BPH.
    Operated with markings: Discovery

    1 April 1954

    To Tasman Empire Airways with new c/r ZK-BFC.
    Operated with markings: Araiah

    1956

    To Tasman Empire Airways with new c/r ZK-BGC.

    May 1961

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal New Zealand Air Force with s/n NZ3633.

    26 April 1964

    To Lamb Associates with new c/r N255N.

    18 May 1965

    To Pacific Western Airlines, with new c/r CF-PWQ.

    1973

    To Aerial Applicators with new c/r N90MA.

    Operated as fire service #21.

    June 1981

    To Sis-Q Flying Services keeping c/r N90MA.

    May 1985

    To Macavia International Corporation keeping c/r N90MA.

    May 1988


    Photographer: Eric Bannwarth
    Notes: N90MA - DC-6 - Macavia at Santa Rosa

    7 February 1991

    To T and G Aviation, Chandler, AZ.

    11 July 1994

    Civil registration, N90MA, cancelled.
    Exported to Zaire.(ntu).

    25 July 1996


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at Chandler, AZ.

    7 August 1996


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: 1996 Photo at Chandler Memorial AZ

    Scrapped.

    Placed on display with Memorial Airport, Chandler, AZ.
    Only the cockpit section survives at this location.
    View the Location Dossier

    29 April 2002


    Photographer: Reinhard Jost
    Notes: N90MA of Macavia leads a row of 4mot-veterans at Chandler, AZ

    2006

    Sale from Chandler Memorial AZ, to Zaire not taken up, Cockpit section was purchased 2006 by Pekka J Kauppi and had it shipped to Finland. Presently it is restored and made to a flight simulator.

    14 July 2012


    Photographer: Pekka J Kauppi
    Notes: This is the nose section of DC-6 cn 43128 which is now in Finland and to be restored as flight simulator.

    14 July 2012


    Photographer: Pekka J Kauppi
    Notes: This is cockpit of of DC-6 cn 43128 under restoration.
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     Turbo Prop Airlines Production List by J. Roach and A.B. Eastwood
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     Aerial Visuals - The Locator by Mike Henniger, Senior Editor
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    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Individual Contributors
     Terry Fletcher
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