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Post by daypharris on Nov 15, 2019 20:56:34 GMT -5
After 61 years in service, this old bird is coming back to Norway. The aircraft is intended to become a museum at "Flyhistorisk museum Sola" (airport in Stavanger Norway). Everts Air Cargo N151 started its long history long time ago. Delivered to Cathay Pacific in 1958 as VR-HFK, then to Braathens as LN-SUB in 1962. Later Saga Norsk Flytjeneste as LN-MTV (re-named Troll-air 1/72) and operated for Biman Bangladesh Airlines for some months. Then Delta Air Transport (Belgium) as OO-LVG/OO-VGL 10/72, before going to Canada as a Conair-tanker, C-GICD 1/76. Converted to "F" (Dc-6B/F) and delivered to AirCargo Express as N151 9/97. Flying many years for Everts Air Cargo in Alaska. This Cloadmaster have had some adventurous and interesting history! Calclassic Dc-6A in N151 livery: I couldn't resist to borrow "Henry William"s superb Fs2002 paintjob of Braathens LN-SUB, and did some major upgrade to it.. Daypharris Btw, is Henry still active in the flightsim community? I would liked his permission if uploading this "new" paint of LN-SUB
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Post by Tom/CalClassic on Nov 16, 2019 1:14:59 GMT -5
Wow they’re going to fly that across the Atlantic? That’s something at her age.
I haven’t seen him for a while. AFAIK he didn’t correspond with me (but my memory is terrible).
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Post by stansdds on Nov 16, 2019 10:07:41 GMT -5
Everts does a great job with maintenance, I doubt there will be any issues outside of weather in flying her back to Norway. It's nice to know that she will become a museum piece rather than be broken up for spare parts or scrap metal.
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Post by daypharris on Nov 16, 2019 14:55:33 GMT -5
Everts Air Cargo still need her for some flying hours. It has been quite busy for them back in Alaska with forest-fire and technical issues on the other Dc-6s. Even a casualty with a Dc-6 they had to write off! N151 (LN-SUB) has about 260 hours with certificate of airworthiness left. The paperwork is done and N151 is sold to the museum. Robert Evert himself, is planning to fly the Dc-6 to Norway!! Arrival expected to be this autumn between september-november.. daypharris
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