Last regi

Current status

L-18 Lodestar

2446

Air Transport

(owner ?)  seen stored SAN 00/02/72 with Mexican registration  fate ?

Vickers Viking

223

Aviameer Airlines

OO-EEN

b/u SEN 00/04/62

DC-6B

45501

Delta Air Transport

N501ZS

Everts Air Cargo

Bristol 170

12791

Avions Fairey

I-SATC

(Societa Avio Transporti Torino)  wfu TRN 00/00/66 and afterwards b/u

Bristol 170

12787

Avions Fairey

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

Avions Fairey

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

Delta Air Transport

N444CE

Everts Air Cargo

DC-6A/B

43826

BIAS

5U-BAM

(Air Niger)  wfu NIM 26/01/82

DC-3C

43090

Delta Air Transport

N3433H

(Meridian Air Cargo)  wfu in the USA (date unknown) 

Airspeed Consul

4312

Air Transport

OO-GVP

crashed Juba (Sudan) 06/01/47 {*,*) 

C-60A Lodestar

2320

Air Transport

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

BIAS

N444CE

Everts Air Cargo

DC-6B

43740

International Freight Airways

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

Delta Air Transport

N513AC

(Atkins)  canx 29/03/91  presum b/u afterwards

DC-6B

45496

Delta Air Transport

(LN-SUB)

Flyhistoric Museum  wfu & on display in old Braathens markings SVG 02/06/20

CV-440

333

Delta Air Transport

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

Air Transport

OO-OLY

b/u BRU 00/00/50

DC-6B

45478

BIAS

N444CE

Everts Air Cargo (l/n active FAI 27/09/05)

CV-440

468

Delta Air Transport

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

BIAS

N8060C

(Tiburon Aircraft Inc)  crashed on app into trees near McCormick (USA) 19/11/79 {2,0}

DC-6B

43549

Delta Air Transport

N6204U

(Northern Air Cargo)  canx 16/12/05 as wfu PAQ

C-47A

12156

Sobelair

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

Sobelair

N45727

sold private owner in Indiana (USA) 29/04/78, presum b/u for scrap

C-47A

13457

Sobelair

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

Sobelair

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

Sobelair

9Q-CUK

AMAZ  i/s 1976  fate ?

C-47A

12050

Sobelair

DO-10

(Finnish Air Force)  crashed near Kuopio (Finland) 03/10/78 {15,0}

C-47A

13472

Sobelair

TL-KAC

(République Centr'Africaine)  wfu CAI 00/09/75

C-47A

11979

Sabena

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

Sabena

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

Sabena

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

Sobelair

OO-SBL

(Sobelair)  crashed on app into mountain near Bunia (Congo) 22/04/60 {35,0}

C-54B

10458

Sobelair

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

Sabena

9Q-CBT

(Air Zaïre)  crashed Shaba (Zaïre) 13/01/73 {*¨*}

DC4

42949

Sabena

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

Sabena

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

Sabena

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

Sabena

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

Sabena

EC-899

(Swiftair)  dbr on belly landing after training flight Vitoria (Spain) 19/09/95 {0,*}

CV-440

361

Sabena

N587X

Air Tahoma

CV-440

366

Sabena

N73163

JBQ Aviation Corp  wfu ROW

CV-440

367

Sabena

TAM-74

(Bolivian Air Force)  wfu LPB 00/08/97  l/n derelict 00/10/01

CV-440

368

Sabena

N73165

(European Air Transport)  b/u BRU 15/12/94 after been used for spares 30/05/88

CV-440

373

Sabena

TAM-46

(Bolivian Air Force) dbr on emergency landing when encountering turbulence on app LPB {*,*}

CV-440

374

Sabena

C-FHKF

Kelowna Flightcraft

CV-440

381

Sabena

ZK-CIF

(Air Chathams)  wfu & used as bed & breakfest hotel Whanganui (New Zealand) 00/09/19

CV-440

382

Sabena

C-FARO

(Air Niagara Express)  b/u YYZ by 12/03/00 after storage 00/00/98

DC-6B

43062

Sabena

EP-AES

(Iran Air)  presum b/u THR after storage 01/05/71 

DC-6B

43063

Sabena

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

Sabena

N5594R

(Trans Air Link (Atlas Aircraft Corp))  wfu MIA 00/10/82  fate ?

DC-6B

43148

Sabena

9Q-CBM

(LUKAS)  wfu FIH 00/00/83  l/n 13/10/84  fate ?

DC-6B

43149

Sabena

9Q-CLB

(Air Congo)  wfu FIH 00/00/70  fate ?

DC-6B

43827

Sabena

F-BGTZ

(UTA)  crashed on t/o when caught by downburst Salisbury (Harare) 26/12/58 {3,67}

DC-6B

43828

Sabena

HK-1701

(Tampa)  presum b/u LET (date unknown) after storage 08/11/77

DC-6B

44695

Sabena

TR-LQE

(Air Gabon)  wfu LBV 00/11/74  fate ?

DC-7C

45157

Sabena

OO-SFA

crashed into buildings on emergency landing when stalled on attempted go-around CAS 18/05/58 {61,4} 

DC-7C

45158

Sabena

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

Sabena

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

Sabena

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

Sabena

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

Sabena

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

Sabena

EC-BDM

(Spantax)  b/u BOD 00/00/74

C-47B

26501

Sabena

OT-CWA (N99346)

(Belgian Air Force)  b/u Koksijde 00/04/79 after storage 11/12/73

C-47B

32557

Sabena

KAT-03

(Katangese Air Force)  captured by UNO Forces at Elizabethville  fate ?

C-47B

26046

Sabena

OT-CNG

(Belgian Air Force)  b/u BRU 24/01/72 after storage 18/01/65

C-47B

26048

Sabena

OT-CWH

(Belgian Air Force)  crashed Paulis (Congo) 01/12/58 {*,*}

DC-6A

45458

Sabena

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

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)

Ju52/3m

Ministerie van Verkeerswezen

OO-SND

b/u BRU by 31/05/51 (possible never used)

Avro Anson I

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,*}

DHC-3

297

Centre National des Recherches Polaires

OO-SUD

wfu & preserved Brussels Aviation Museum 00/00/73

C-47A

12172

Sobelair

N3BA (N574PT)

Jim Hankins Air Service Inc  seen wfu but intact with titles HKS 28/08/13

CV-440

404

Delta Air Transport

N44825

(Air Resorts Airlines)  seen wfu CLD 11/05/90

C-47A

19536

Sabena

N47FE

(Inter Ocean Airways)  crashed after t/o possible after been shot down UEL 21/04/88 {2,1}

CV-440

349

Delta Air Transport

N44826

(Air Resorts (Valerda Inc))  b/u CLD by 00/05/93 after storage 00/11/87

DC-4

10452

BIAS

9Q-CBG

(Kinair Cargo)  crashed M'Bamou Island (Zaïre) 23/08/88 {5,*}

C-47B

9410

Delta Air Transport

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

Delta Air Transport

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

Delta Air Transport

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

Delta Air Transport

N651CE

Everts Air Cargo

DC-6B

45478

Delta Air Transport

N444CE

Everts Air Cargo

CV-440

439

Delta Air Transport

XA-TFZ

Aerocedros

DC-6B

45506

Delta Air Transport

C-GIOY

(Conair Aviation)  seen wfu YXX 13/06/01

DC-6B

45496

Delta Air Transport

(LN-SUB)

Flyhistoric Museum  wfu & on display in old Braathens markings SVG 02/06/20

CV-440

468

Delta Air Transport

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

Delta Air Transport

N44825

(Air Resorts Airlines (Theodore L Vallas))  b/u CLD 00/03/97 after seen wfu CLD 11/05/90

CV-440

349

Delta Air Transport

N44826

(Air Resorts Airlines (Valerda Inc))  b/u CLD by 970100 storage 00/11/87

CV-440

474

Delta Air Transport

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

?

Trans-Air

G-AKAP

b/u Thame 00/03/48

Short Stirling

? ex PK172

Trans-Air

OO-XAC

crashed into cemetery when failed to get airborne K'un-ming (China) 22/12/47 {1,29}

Short Stirling

? ex PK180

Trans-Air

(Royal Egyptian Air Force)  wfu & b/u CAI during 1951

Short Stirling

? ex PK181

Air Transport

(Royal Egyptian Air Force)  wfu & b/u CAI during 1951

Short Stirling

? ex PJ900 

Trans-Air

(Royal Egyptian Air Force)  wfu & b/u CAI during 1951

Short Stirling

? ex PK136

Air Transport

(Royal Egyptian Air Force)  wfu & b/u CAI during 1951

Short Stirling

? ex PK182

Air Transport

(Royal Egyptian Air Force)  wfu & b/u CAI during 1951

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