| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N80MA |
| Fleet number: | 20 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-6 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-6 (C-118/R6D/Liftmaster) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas DC-6/AT |
| C/n (msn): | 43127 / 133 |
| Operator Titles: | Macavia International |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Chandler - Gila River MemorialMap |
| Region / Country: | Arizona, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: - IATA: - Local: 34AZ Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 1 April 1993 |
| Photo by: | Paul Seymour |
| Photo ID: | 531103 |
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Delivered to British Commonwealth Pacific Airways as VH-BPG in 1948. To Tasman Empire Airways as ZK-BFB in 1954. Reregistered as ZK-BGB in 1956. To the Royal New Zealand Air Force as NZ3632 in 1961. Sold as N254N in 1964. To Pacific Western Airlines as CF-PWP in 1965 then to Mercer Airlines as N80MA 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. Sold as 9Q-CPL in 1994 then EL-WNH in 1997. Fire bombing tank removed. Stored at Lanseria in 1998. Still there in 2022. This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 19 December 2022, and has since been viewed 145 times. |