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    Airframe Family: Douglas DC-6 / C-118/R6D Liftmaster
    Latest Model:DC-6BF
    Construction Number:44894
    Last Civil Registration:N600UA
    Compressed ID:Douglas DC-6BF cn 44894 cr N600UA
    Latest Owner or Location:Kenai Municipal Airport, Kenai, Alaska

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    Dates

    Event

    1955

    Constructed as a DC-6B.

    24 January 1956

    To United Airlines with new c/r N37570.
    Operated with markings: Mainliner Hawaii

    10 February 1956

    Certificate of airworthiness for N600UA (DC-6B, 44894) issued.

    19 November 1968

    To Mars Aviation Inc keeping c/r N37570.
    Operated by American Air Trav-Alairs.

    May 1972

    To Alpha Aviation keeping c/r N37570.

    August 1974

    To Mark Aero keeping c/r N37570.

    December 1974

    Converted to a DC-6BF.

    February 1975

    To Saint. Lucia Airways with new c/r VQ-LAW.

    November 1975

    To Edwin R. Pelphs with new c/r N37570.

    February 1978

    Leased to Petroleum Air Transport.

    1981

    To Florida Aircraft Leasing Corporation keeping c/r N37570.

    21 October 1982


    Photographer: Paul Thallon
    Notes: 1982 photo at Ft.Lauderdale International, Florida of Douglas DC-6F N37570 and Martin 4-0-4 N40436

    Circa 1985


    Photographer: Reinhard Zinabold

    April 1986

    To Carolina Aircraft Corporation keeping c/r N37570.

    May 1986

    Civil registration N990CA reserved but not taken up.

    December 1986

    To Servicios Aeros Generales with new c/r HR-AKW.

    1987


    Photographer: Reinhard Zinab
    Notes: 1987 photo at Opa Locka, Florida

    July 1988

    To Bauford Marine Services Inc with new c/r N37570.

    May 1989

    To Air Taxi International keeping c/r N37570.

    Leased to ILPO Cargo Airlines.

    May 1990


    Photographer: Reinhard Zinabald
    Notes: N37570 - Douglas DC-6BF - ILPO Airlines CARGO (leased from Air Taxi International) at Miami International Airport (MIA) in 1990

    June 1990

    To ILPO Cargo Airlines with new c/r XA-RMM.

    September 1990

    To Air Taxi International with new c/r N37570.

    29 May 1992


    Photographer: Reinhard Jost
    Notes: N37570 at Miami, FL, while operating for Air Taxi International

    19 May 2010

    To Race Coast Aviation Llc, Port Orange, FL with new c/r N600UA.

    17 June 2010


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: At Kenai Airport, Alaska

    To Kenai Municipal Airport, Kenai, AK.
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