Negative from FNG Archive. While operating a cargo flight from Frankfurt to Stuttgart in poor weather fog persisted at the destination in combination with partly unservicable approach lights and an unreliable glide slope. Letting down below minima the aircraft struck ground shortly before and north of the threshold tearing off the complete undercarriage and #3 engine. Surprisingly a go around could be initiated and the flight was diverted to Nuremberg were a belly landing was carried out on the foamed runway. Subsequently scrapped. Note escape rope from cockpit window and feathered #2 engine.

K25 slide scan. Delivered 1968 to BEA, merged into British Airways 1974, withdrawn 1984, scrapped Southend 1985.

K25 slide scan. Aircraft with a well documented history. The only Hunting Cargo Merchantman to receive full colours.

AGFA CT18 slide scan. Delivered 1975. Leased out several times to Saudia, British Airways, Air Malta and finally Indian Airlines as VT-EGK 1986. ICS F-GGVQ 1990, L'Aeropostale, Air Mediterranee 2000, RPX Airlines PK-RPI 2004, My Indo Airlines PK-MYR 2015.

Other registration include I-ZOOM,OE-GAV, N990EM

K25 slide scan. Delivered 1970. While operating LH 527 Rio to Dakar 26 July 1979 the aircraft flew into a mountain shortly after take off after having received wrong ATC instructions and was destroyed.

K25 slide scan. Built 1967 as N4230 for Ozark. DAT OO-DTA 1977, operating for Sabena 1981/1982 and Crossair 1984, Aerolineas Uruguayas CX-BQU 1992, withdrawn Montevideo 1994. Seen here in Sabena colours after return from lease.

K25 slide scan. Delivered 1962 as PH-LIP to Philips as corporate aircraft. WDL 1975, operating for DLT several times. Withdrawn 1997 at Essen and scrapped two years later. Although never operating for IFG the aircraft was painted up in their basic scheme.

K25 slide scan. Aircraft history well documented. Both DC-6's were occasional visitors on freight charters taking advantage of the fact that a piston engined aircraft could operate under VFR rules thus avoiding slots. Ready to taxi for positioning back to Coventry while DHL hub traffic was being held and piling up on the service road to enable an uncluttered shot to be taken.

K25 slide scan. Built 1973 as YR-IRB for Tarom, CofA expired 1993. Trans Asian UN-86502 1998, withdrawn Almaty 1999, last noted 2001. After several years of storage at Otopeni the aircraft gained a new albeit short lease of life in Kazakhstan. Pulling away from its northern apron parking. Il-62's had a rather unique aerodynamic feature as the wing leading edges had no slats but two different fixed profiles, the joint being seen clearly about halfway down the wing.

K25 slide scan. Delivered 1974, Pan Am N392PA 1990, withdrawn Myrtle Beach, FL 1991. Front section later used as a flight simulator. About to be pushed back on a foggy evening.

AGFA CT18 slide scan. Delivered 1961 to PIA. Leased to Air Malta 1974, reregistered 9H-AAM 1979. Withdrawn 1981 and used by Malta Fire Department until broken up 1997.

K25 slide scan. Delivered 1979, leased to Tunisair 1983, leased to Capitol 1984-1985. Ethiopian ET-AJU 1989, SAM Colombia N851AL 1994, Venus SX-CAR 1996, Lineas Aereas Canarias EC-GKL 1996, Safair ZS-OAZ 1997, Continent Air Paris F-GTCP 1997, Falcon Air Express N369FA 1997, Allegro N851AL 1999, returned as N369FA 2003. In use as restaurant at Dominical, Costa Rica by 2004. Still extant 2019.

K25 slide scan. Built 1957 as speculation airframe registered N8471H. Delivered 1959 as CA+032 to Luftwaffe, reserialled 12+05 1968. Retired 1974 as D-AGWA, DAT OO-VGW same year. Air Sea HB-IMU 1976, Atlas Aircraft Corp N847TA 1980. P.N. Abulo XB-CSE 1981, reregistered XA-RYV 1990, Aero Cedros 1994. Withdrawn Ensenada 2004. To avoid a battery start an ancient Magirus ground power unit is still connected as #2 comes to life. The customs officer is retreating on his bicycle.

K25 slide scan. Built 1969 for Armee de l'Air, transferred to Aeronavale 1971. Scrapped Châteaudun 2021.

K25 slide scan. Delivered to Tarom 1969, transferred to LAR 1976, Okada 5N-OKA 1991. Withdrawn Lagos by 1998 and scrapped. Airport infrastructure had by then received very little changes since being built in 1955.

K25 slide scan. Aircraft with a well documented history. The Vanguards were very occasional visitors, note registration highlighted spot on.

K25 slide scan. Built 1958 as G-APNO for Hunting Clan, merged into BUA 1960, transferred to Air Ferry 1965. Balair HB-IBS initially operating for CICR in Biafra 1969. Conair C-GIBS 1982. Everts Air Cargo N501YP 2013, did not enter service but stored Fairbanks in Conair colours. The last passenger carrying DC-6 in Europe was active until July 1982. Seen here daystopping on a christmas market charter.