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. Operational in 2023.

K25 slide scan. Built 1957 for Northeast. From 1967 Rosenbalm, converted to Freighter, 1978 Trans Continental. Air Cargo Express 1998, Everts Air Fuel 2011. Seen here approaching Willow Run's Runway 27R.

The paint is a bit tattered but this veteran DC-6B was have a very busy day doing pilot training. It was flying most of the morning and I saw it later on in the day doing pattern work while I was in the terminal waiting for my flight to Anchorage. Interesting to note that the pilot being trained was a woman! Good for her, she's probably the only DC-6 type rated female pilot in the world.

Everts DC-6 taxiing from parking which is at the Runway 14 end and heading out to depart from Runway 32.

Ex Northeast, converted to cargo. Seen being fueled and loaded at Willow Run.

Delivered new to Northeast in August 1957. Served Trans Continental from June 1978 until sale to Everts in Alaska.