| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | HR-AKW |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-6 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-6 (C-118/R6D/Liftmaster) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas DC-6B(F) |
| C/n (msn): | 44894 / 651 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Miami - Opa-locka ExecutiveMap |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KOPF IATA: OPF Local: OPF Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 21 July 1987 |
| Photo by: | Paul Seymour |
| Photo ID: | 792959 |
| Photo Comment |
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Delivered to United Airlines as DC-6B N37570 in 1956, Sold in 1968. Converted to a DC-6B(F) freighter in 1974. Reregistered as VQ-LAW then back to N37570 in 1975, HR-AKW in 1986, N37570 in 1988, XA-RMM then N37570 in 1990, 5Y-BMM in 1997 then to Universal Airlines as N600UA in 1998. Damaged beyond repair when the crew forgot to lower the landing gear before landing at Cold Bay, AK in 2011. This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 26 March 2025, and has since been viewed 55 times. |