Delivered to Slick Airways as N90807 in 1951. To Japan Air Lines as JA6201 in 1953, Transavia as PH-TRO then to Germanair as D-ABAZ in 1968, Jet Aviation as HB-IBW in 1971, Span East Airlines as N615SE in 1973, Guyana Airways as 8R-GEC in 1974 and returned to Span East in 1976 as N615SE. To Trans Continental Airlines in 1978. Sold in 1993. Used for parts by Everts at Fairbanks by 1998. Fuselage to their storage yard by 2008.

Photo by : Russel Brown

Photographer: Daniel Ruhier.

slide scan from the NK collection. - D-ABAZ was operated by Japan Airlines as JA8201 from 1953 until 1965 - hence the "201" on the nose wheel flap. The airplane was seen at Fairbanks AK as N615SE, wfu without engines, in 1998 and was broken up there a few years later.

K25 slide scan. Built 1951 as N90807 for Slick. JAL JA6201 1953, Transavia PH-TRO 1965, Germanair D-ABAZ 1968, Transportflug 1969, Elbeflug 1971, Balair HB-IBW 1971, Span East N615SE 1973, Guyana Airways 8R-GEC 1974, Trans Continental N615SE 1978, withdrawn 1993. Used for spares by Air Cargo Express at Fairbanks. In need of mechanical and cosmetic attention the aircraft was refurbished and flew another five years for TCA.

In fact no longer with TCA but registered to Tatonduk Outfitters at the time. Presumably used as a source of spares.

Former Trans Continental DC-6 bought by Everts and used for spares to keep the rest of the fleet going.

Built as a cargo version and delivered in 1951 to Slick, a major cargo airline, this aircraft had a long career with many operators.

Seen in the cargo area at MIA.

Sold in Switzerland as HB-IBW in 1971