Photographer: Unknown photographer.

I'd wanted to know what the streamlined bulge under the forward fuselage was for and David Carter has come up with a good explanation: dual long-range ADF antennas. This makes sense as in the days before LORAN, INS and GPS, the aircraft's position could be fixed by use of intersecting radials from two or more ADF stations. Especially useful on long trans-pacific flights which is what CPAL, the original operator of this aircraft, used to do.

This DC-6B served Aeromaritime from June 1959 until October 1971. It is departing from Ringway on a regular inclusive tour service to Nice.

UTA's DC-6B from Noumea was a hard aircraft to catch. It operated to Sydney once every two weeks, arriving around 10pm and departing early the next day. F-BHMR had returned to French registry in November 1965. A Caravelle replaced it in the South Pacific in November 1966.