| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N861TA |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-6 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-6 (C-118/R6D/Liftmaster) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas DC-6A |
| C/n (msn): | 43522 / 229 |
| Operator Titles: | Universal Airlines |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Detroit - Willow RunMap |
| Region / Country: | Michigan, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KYIP IATA: YIP Local: YIP Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 26 July 1987 |
| Photo by: | Paul Seymour |
| Photo ID: | 533896 |
| Photo Comment |
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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. This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 28 December 2022, and has since been viewed 313 times. |