Photographer: Fred Guthrie.

Delivered to Pan American as DC-6B N6522C in 1952. To Aerovias Panama as HP-343 in 1963 and returned as N6522C in 1963. Converted to a DC-6A/B then to the USAF as 66-14667 and the Chile Air Force as 987 in 1967. Sold as N861TA in 1982. Operated by Universal Airlines from 1984 to 1992 then to Woods Air Fuel. Crashed on takeoff at Nixon Fork Mine, AK in 1998.

Built in 1952 and originally named Clipper Plymouth Rock, but renamed as above after a period of being leased out. In 1967 it was converted to C-118A standard and flew with the Fuerza Aerea de Chile as 987. In 1992 it was acquired by Woods Air Fuel as N861TA and burnt out in a take-off crash from Nixon Fork Mine, AK on 2 January 1998. McIntyre labeled this as N6117C which it clearly is not. All I have to go on is 22C on the n/w door. Since N6522C and N7822C existed at the same time I compared names and since N7822C was Clipper Undaunted, I went with Clipper Hanover as its length fits that on the image better.

ex Chilean Air Force 987. To Woods Air Fuel in Aug 92. It was written off 2 Jan 98 in an aborted take-off accident at Nixon Fork Mine AK.

Acquired by Atlas Aircraft Corp Feb 82 ex Chilean Air Force 987. Note the rudder still in air force cols with the Chilean star. It went to Universal Airlines in Jun 84 and Woods Air Fuel in Aug 92. It was written off 2 Jan 98 in an aborted take-off accident at Nixon Fork Mine AK.

Crashed on take-off at Nixon Fork Mine, Alaska, on January 2, 1998