Aircraft Photo of N6586C | Douglas DC-6B(F) | Trans Continental Airlines | AirHistory.net #795853
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:N6586C
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):45222 / 849
Operator Titles:Trans Continental Airlines
Location
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: 795853
Photo Comment

Delivered to Northeast Airlines as N6586C in 1957. Sold in 1969. To Air Freight International in 1972. Converted to a DC-6B(F) freighter in 1973. To Rosenbalm Aviation in 1976 then to Trans Continental Airlines in 1978. Stored at Detroit-Willow Run in 1992. Made airworthy for Air Cargo Express in 1998 then to Everts Air Cargo in 2003 and Everts Air Fuel by 2011. Still operational in 2023.

This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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