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    Airframe Family: Douglas DC-6 / C-118/R6D Liftmaster
    Latest Model:DC-6BF
    Construction Number:45496
    Last Civil Registration:LN-SUB
    Compressed ID:Douglas DC-6BF cn 45496 cr LN-SUB
    Latest Owner or Location:Flyhistorisk Museum Sola, Stavanger Sola Airport, Sola, Rogaland

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    Dates

    Event

    1958

    Constructed as a DC-6B.

    9 June 1958

    To Cathay Pacific Airways with new c/r VR-HFK.


    Photographer: C.E.Eather

    8 November 1962

    To Braathens SAFE with new c/r LN-SUB.

    1 May 1971

    To SAGA/Norsk Flytjeneste with new c/r LN-MTV.

    December 1971


    Photographer: Paul Bannwarth Collection
    Notes: At Basle

    1 January 1972

    To Troll Air keeping c/r LN-MTV.

    October 1972

    To Delta Air Transport with new c/r OO-LVG.

    August 1973

    To Delta Air Transport with new c/r OO-VGL.

    14 June 1975


    Photographer: Paul J, Hooper
    Notes: Photographed at Antwerp, Belgium.

    11 January 1976

    To Conair Aviation with new c/r C-GICD.

    Operated as fire service #47.

    December 1992


    Photographer: Frank Morton / Eric Bannwarth Collection
    Notes: C-GICD - DC-6B - Conair

    24 September 1997

    Certificate of airworthiness for C-GICD (DC-6B, 45496) issued.

    4 October 1997

    To Tatonduk Outfitters Ltd Fairbanks AK with new c/r N151 {2}.

    Converted to a DC-6BF.

    29 March 2018

    To Tatonduk Outfitters Ltd, Fairbanks, AK keeping c/r N151 {2}.

    9 June 2020

    Civil registration, N151 {2}, cancelled.
    Exported to Norway.

    9 June 2020

    To Flyhistorisk Museum, Sola with new c/r LN-SUB.
    In Braathens color scheme.

    9 June 2020

    To Flyhistorisk Museum Sola, Stavanger Sola Airport, Sola, Rogaland.
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     Turbo Prop Airlines Production List by J. Roach and A.B. Eastwood
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    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
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     Terry Fletcher
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