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Regi | Type | Msn | Original Belgian operator |
Last regi |
Current status |
L-18 Lodestar |
2446 |
XB-JUB (N318) |
(owner ?) seen stored SAN 00/02/72 with Mexican registration fate ? | ||
Vickers Viking |
223 |
OO-EEN |
b/u SEN 00/04/62 | ||
DC-6B |
45501 |
N501ZS |
Everts Air Cargo | ||
Bristol 170 |
12791 |
I-SATC |
(Societa Avio Transporti Torino) wfu TRN 00/00/66 and afterwards b/u | ||
Bristol 170 |
12787 |
OO-FAH |
(Societa Avio Transporti Torino) wfu & used for spares TRN 00/00/66 (l/n 00/00/67) and afterwards b/u (never entered service with SATT) | ||
C-54E |
27353 |
D-ADAB |
(Transportflug GmbH) b/u Lampertheim 00/06/79 after been used as restaurant Darmstadt 19/05/70, after been wfu 00/03/79 | ||
DC-6B |
45478 |
N444CE |
Everts Air Cargo | ||
DC-6A/B |
43826 |
5U-BAM |
(Air Niger) wfu NIM 26/01/82 | ||
DC-3C |
43090 |
N3433H |
(Meridian Air Cargo) wfu in the USA (date unknown) | ||
Airspeed Consul |
4312 |
OO-GVP |
crashed Juba (Sudan) 06/01/47 {*,*) | ||
C-60A Lodestar |
2320 |
OO-GVP(2) |
crashed on t/o and burned out Wadi Halfa (Sudan) 27/07/48 {0,14} | ||
DHC-3 |
148 |
Belgian-Netherlands Antarctic Expedition |
OO-HAD |
crashed SANAE Station (Antarctica) 09/02/70 {0,?} and parts used to rebuild OO-SUD. Vertical fin noted at military depot of Vissenaken 25/05/05 | |
DC-6B |
45478 |
N444CE |
Everts Air Cargo | ||
DC-6B |
43740 |
N84AU |
(Interocean Airways) nose section preserved SAA museum JNB 00/01/98 after been b/u HLA 00/11/90, after been wfu 18/05/89 | ||
C-47A |
4346 |
N513AC |
(Atkins) canx 29/03/91 presum b/u afterwards | ||
DC-6B |
45496 |
(LN-SUB) |
Flyhistoric Museum wfu & on display in old Braathens markings SVG 02/06/20 | ||
CV-440 |
333 |
OO-NVG |
being b/u ANR 29/09/76 after been stored and used for spares 20/08/72 (never operated by DAT) | ||
L-18 Lodestar |
2469 |
OO-OLY |
b/u BRU 00/00/50 | ||
DC-6B |
45478 |
N444CE |
Everts Air Cargo (l/n active FAI 27/09/05) | ||
CV-440 |
468 |
N44828 |
(Air Resorts Airlines) dbr on emergency landing when overran rwy after fire in engine during flight Jasper (USA) 16/12/84 {*,*) | ||
C-54A |
10563 |
N8060C |
(Tiburon Aircraft Inc) crashed on app into trees near McCormick (USA) 19/11/79 {2,0} | ||
DC-6B |
43549 |
N6204U |
(Northern Air Cargo) canx 16/12/05 as wfu PAQ | ||
C-47A |
12156 |
OE-FDA |
(Austria Flugdienst) crashed after t/o when struck into mountain Alfabia Peak at 3300 feet near Mallorca 02/05/59 {5,0} | ||
C-47B |
13033 |
N45727 |
sold private owner in Indiana (USA) 29/04/78, presum b/u for scrap | ||
C-47A |
13457 |
OO-SBC |
(BIAS) b/u TIP by 07/04/77 after been used for spares after been dbr Benghazi 00/07/71 | ||
C-47A |
14012 |
F-BHKU (N3910A) |
(Compagnie Generale de Transports Aeriens Air Algerie) dbr ORN 26/09/63 {*,*} sold to French Air Force 31/10/63 presum for spares | ||
C-47A |
12734 |
9Q-CUK |
AMAZ i/s 1976 fate ? | ||
C-47A |
12050 |
DO-10 |
(Finnish Air Force) crashed near Kuopio (Finland) 03/10/78 {15,0} | ||
C-47A |
13472 |
TL-KAC |
(République Centr'Africaine) wfu CAI 00/09/75 | ||
C-47A |
11979 |
OO-SBH |
(BIAS) dbr on belly landing in Great Sand Sea (Libya) 28/03/69 {0,17} seen derelict and half covered by sand 16/07/07 | ||
C-47A |
13474 |
EC-ARZ |
(Spantax) crashed on t/o when after a few minutes entered a spin and struck the ground at an angle of approx. 90 degrees El Ortigal de Arriba (Tenerife) 07/12/65 {32,0} | ||
C-47B |
15535 |
EC-ASP |
(Aeroflete) Fundacion infante de Orleans wfu QSA 12/01/12 after been wfu MAD 00/00/75 to be preserved as static frame | ||
C-54D |
3099 |
OO-SBL |
(Sobelair) crashed on app into mountain near Bunia (Congo) 22/04/60 {35,0} | ||
C-54B |
10458 |
LN-NAA |
was converted to ATL-98 Carvair 00/07/63 (International Red Cross) b/u BKK 00/00/85 after storage 01/06/81 | ||
C-54A |
3081 |
9Q-CBT |
(Air Zaïre) crashed Shaba (Zaïre) 13/01/73 {*¨*} | ||
DC4 |
42949 |
OD-ADO |
(TMA) dbr when undershot rwy and caught fire MCT 21/01/62 {0,*} | ||
DH104 Dove 6 |
04117 |
AVIEN Charter |
OO-SCD |
(Moormanair) b/u but cockpit section preserved Aviodome near AMS 00/12/74 after storage 16/08/72 | |
CV-440 |
328 |
TAM-44 |
(Bolivian Air Force) crashed into Cerro Colorado mountains northeast of La Paz after t/o when gained little height 27/10/75 {67,0} | ||
CV-440 |
330 |
CP-2212 |
(CAMBA) dbr on emergency landing after the no. 1 engine caught fire shortly after take-off and destroyed by fire after landing near La Paz 03/11/93 {0,3} | ||
CV-440 |
336 |
N73160 |
(Aspen Airways) dbr on emergency landing in field near Buena Vista (USA) after en route the no. 2 engine failed 19/01/89 {0,29} | ||
CV-440 |
354 |
EC-899 |
(Swiftair) dbr on belly landing after training flight Vitoria (Spain) 19/09/95 {0,*} | ||
CV-440 |
361 |
N587X |
Air Tahoma | ||
CV-440 |
366 |
N73163 |
JBQ Aviation Corp wfu ROW | ||
CV-440 |
367 |
TAM-74 |
(Bolivian Air Force) wfu LPB 00/08/97 l/n derelict 00/10/01 | ||
CV-440 |
368 |
N73165 |
(European Air Transport) b/u BRU 15/12/94 after been used for spares 30/05/88 | ||
CV-440 |
373 |
TAM-46 |
(Bolivian Air Force) dbr on emergency landing when encountering turbulence on app LPB {*,*} | ||
CV-440 |
374 |
C-FHKF |
Kelowna Flightcraft | ||
CV-440 |
381 |
ZK-CIF |
(Air Chathams) wfu & used as bed & breakfest hotel Whanganui (New Zealand) 00/09/19 | ||
CV-440 |
382 |
C-FARO |
(Air Niagara Express) b/u YYZ by 12/03/00 after storage 00/00/98 | ||
DC-6B |
43062 |
EP-AES |
(Iran Air) presum b/u THR after storage 01/05/71 | ||
DC-6B |
43063 |
OO-SDB |
crashed when the aircraft drifted away and struck the slope of the Costons dell'Acquasanta (Italy) at a height of 1700m on flight BRU-CIA-Leopoldsville (Kinshasa) 13/02/55 {29,0} | ||
DC-6B |
43064 |
N5594R |
(Trans Air Link (Atlas Aircraft Corp)) wfu MIA 00/10/82 fate ? | ||
DC-6B |
43148 |
9Q-CBM |
(LUKAS) wfu FIH 00/00/83 l/n 13/10/84 fate ? | ||
DC-6B |
43149 |
9Q-CLB |
(Air Congo) wfu FIH 00/00/70 fate ? | ||
DC-6B |
43827 |
F-BGTZ |
(UTA) crashed on t/o when caught by downburst Salisbury (Harare) 26/12/58 {3,67} | ||
DC-6B |
43828 |
HK-1701 |
(Tampa) presum b/u LET (date unknown) after storage 08/11/77 | ||
DC-6B |
44695 |
TR-LQE |
(Air Gabon) wfu LBV 00/11/74 fate ? | ||
DC-7C |
45157 |
OO-SFA |
crashed into buildings on emergency landing when stalled on attempted go-around CAS 18/05/58 {61,4} | ||
DC-7C |
45158 |
HI-619CA |
(Aero Tin) crashed after t/o into water due to engine failure near Dania Beach (Florida) 06/11/92 {0,5} | ||
DC-7C |
45159 |
EC-BSQ |
(Spantax (AENA - Spanish Airport Authority)) b/u 23/12/08 LPA after been wfu and preserved LPA 00/00/85 | ||
DC-7C |
45160 |
G-ARUD |
(Caledonian Airways) crashed on t/o into a tidall swamp and exploded on impact after gaining little height and struck trees DLA 04/03/62 {111,0} | ||
DC-7C |
45161 |
G-ASID |
(Caledonian Airways) dbr on heavy landing in thunderstorm when nose + left main gear collapsed IST 28/09/64 {0,97} | ||
DC-7C |
45308 |
5T-TAR |
(North American Aircraft Trading) dbr in a ground collision Uli (Nigeria) 03/10/68 {*,*}. During 00/00/68 destroyed by Nigerian Air Force MIG fighters | ||
DC-7C |
45495 |
EC-BDM |
(Spantax) b/u BOD 00/00/74 | ||
C-47B |
26501 |
OT-CWA (N99346) |
(Belgian Air Force) b/u Koksijde 00/04/79 after storage 11/12/73 | ||
C-47B |
32557 |
KAT-03 |
(Katangese Air Force) captured by UNO Forces at Elizabethville fate ? | ||
C-47B |
26046 |
OT-CNG |
(Belgian Air Force) b/u BRU 24/01/72 after storage 18/01/65 | ||
C-47B |
26048 |
OT-CWH |
(Belgian Air Force) crashed Paulis (Congo) 01/12/58 {*,*} | ||
DC-6A |
45458 |
PK-BAX |
(Bayu Indonesia Air) wfu and used as restaurant "DC-6 Aero Restaurant" Bogor (Indonesia) 00/09/91 after seen stored JKT 00/11/89 l/n 00/00/03 in Konica film c/s | ||
OO-SNA |
Ju52/3m |
? |
Ministerie van Verkeerswezen |
OO-SNA |
wfu by 17/04/54 and presum b/u afterwards |
Ju52/3m |
? |
Ministerie van Verkeerswezen |
OO-SNB |
canx BRU 17/04/54 after presum been stored 09/11/49 and presum b/u afterwards | |
C-47B |
32664 |
Ministerie van Verkeerswezen |
CU-T1559 |
Aerotaxi (l/n HAV 24/05/06, possible wfu) | |
OO-SND |
Ju52/3m |
? |
Ministerie van Verkeerswezen |
OO-SND |
b/u BRU by 31/05/51 (possible never used) |
Avro Anson I |
MK242 |
Belgian Air Service |
OO-SRA |
crashed on landing in fog due to fuel shortage AMS after divertion Eelde which had also fog 14/08/49 {0,*} | |
OO-SUD |
DHC-3 |
297 |
Centre National des Recherches Polaires |
OO-SUD |
wfu & preserved Brussels Aviation Museum 00/00/73 |
C-47A |
12172 |
N3BA (N574PT) |
Jim Hankins Air Service Inc seen wfu but intact with titles HKS 28/08/13 | ||
CV-440 |
404 |
N44825 |
(Air Resorts Airlines) seen wfu CLD 11/05/90 | ||
C-47A |
19536 |
N47FE |
(Inter Ocean Airways) crashed after t/o possible after been shot down UEL 21/04/88 {2,1} | ||
CV-440 |
349 |
N44826 |
(Air Resorts (Valerda Inc)) b/u CLD by 00/05/93 after storage 00/11/87 | ||
DC-4 |
10452 |
9Q-CBG |
(Kinair Cargo) crashed M'Bamou Island (Zaïre) 23/08/88 {5,*} | ||
C-47B |
9410 |
3D-ATH |
(Inter Ocean Airways) wfu Mbuji-Maji DR Congo 00/00/00 (l/n 00/07/04), presum b/u after 00/00/15 | ||
DC-6B |
45077 |
9Q-CCM |
(LUKAS (Kinair)) b/u FIH 00/00/97 after storage 12/07/86 & used for spares (was l/n derelict 00/04/96) | ||
DC-6B |
43830 |
OO-VGB |
dbr on t/o when nose wheel collapsed SEN 04/10/74 {0,105} b/u for spares 30/01/75 | ||
DC-6B |
45501 |
N651CE |
Everts Air Cargo | ||
DC-6B |
45478 |
N444CE |
Everts Air Cargo | ||
CV-440 |
439 |
XA-TFZ |
Aerocedros | ||
DC-6B |
45506 |
C-GIOY |
(Conair Aviation) seen wfu YXX 13/06/01 | ||
DC-6B |
45496 |
(LN-SUB) |
Flyhistoric Museum wfu & on display in old Braathens markings SVG 02/06/20 | ||
CV-440 |
468 |
N44828 |
(Air Resorts Airlines) dbr on emergency landing when overran rwy after fire in engine during flight Jasper (USA) 16/12/84 {*,*) | ||
CV-440 |
404 |
N44825 |
(Air Resorts Airlines (Theodore L Vallas)) b/u CLD 00/03/97 after seen wfu CLD 11/05/90 | ||
CV-440 |
349 |
N44826 |
(Air Resorts Airlines (Valerda Inc)) b/u CLD by 970100 storage 00/11/87 | ||
CV-440 |
474 |
XA-RYV |
Aerocedros | ||
DH104 Dove 6 |
04493 |
Golden River Aviation |
6V-ACL |
(Air Sénégal) wfu DKR early seventies and presum b/u | |
Handley Page Halifax |
? |
G-AKAP |
b/u Thame 00/03/48 | ||
Short Stirling |
? ex PK172 |
OO-XAC |
crashed into cemetery when failed to get airborne K'un-ming (China) 22/12/47 {1,29} | ||
Short Stirling |
? ex PK180 |
? |
(Royal Egyptian Air Force) wfu & b/u CAI during 1951 | ||
Short Stirling |
? ex PK181 |
? |
(Royal Egyptian Air Force) wfu & b/u CAI during 1951 | ||
Short Stirling |
? ex PJ900 |
? |
(Royal Egyptian Air Force) wfu & b/u CAI during 1951 | ||
Short Stirling |
? ex PK136 |
? |
(Royal Egyptian Air Force) wfu & b/u CAI during 1951 | ||
Short Stirling |
? ex PK182 |
? |
(Royal Egyptian Air Force) wfu & b/u CAI during 1951 |
Notes: - registrations that have not been taken up in Belgian register (ntu) are excluded. - only postwar II aircraft have been included, except for DC-3/C-47. Some abbreviations used: app=approach, arr=arrived, a/w= all white, b/u=broken up, canx = cancelled, c/s=color scheme, dbr=damaged beyond repair, f/c=full colors, i/s= in service, l/n=last noted, lsd=leased, msn=manufactory serial number, n/t=no titles, opf=operating for, presum=presumable, reg=registration, rwy=runway, s/t=small titles, wfu=withdrawn from use. IATA codes are used for airports (see link-page on this web). Date is read as day/month/year. Numbers between { } read as left=fatalities, right=survivers, +=fatalities on ground. Source: Piston Engined Airliner Production List (TAHS), Aviation Letter, Scramble, Airnieuws, Onze Sabena, Belgian Civil Aircraft since 1920 (MCP), Douglas DC-6 (AP), The Convairliners Story (ABP), World Directory of Airliner Crashes (PSL) and various info via internet. Special thanks to B. Ceulemans for some additions and corrections. Contribution of pictures is encouraged as some are still missing especially in the section "prop and piston engined aircraft".
Photos are shown
for non commercial purpose and were only put online to illustrate the rich
and colorfull history of the Belgian register. Please send additions or corrections to SkyStef Fully updated in the first
half of each month with changes in green (left column). |