DC-4/ 6/ 7

[T J Johansen]

Just wondering. Are there any DC-4/ 6/ 7s still flying comercially in the US? I remember that there used to be a plethora of these old propliners flying in Florida up until the 90s. I know that Carlos Gomez has a pair of 7s and a 6 in Opa Locka, but are there any other?

T J

[Dave Hadfield]

In Canada there are. Check out Buffalo Airways, out of Yellowknife.

And Comair, the water-bomber fleet.

Dave

Just wondering. Are there any DC-4/ 6/ 7s still flying comercially in the US? I remember that there used to be a plethora of these old propliners flying in Florida up until the 90s. I know that Carlos Gomez has a pair of 7s and a 6 in Opa Locka, but are there any other?
T J

Not sure about the lower 48, but there are some flying in Alaska. Good article by Ralph Pettersen in the latest issue of "Air Classics" magazine concerning this.

[The Inspector]

EVERTS AIR-FUEL in and out of Anchorage and Fairbanks, pretty much if it goes through the door, it goes-

[skippyscage]

Carlos also has a DC-4

http://www.globalaviationresource.com/r ... /n836d.php (6th photo)

the King of the DC-4 is Roger Brooks in Fairbanks..

http://www.skippyscage.com/aviation/ak/brooks/

DC-6s with Everts of course

http://www.skippyscage.com/aviation/ak/evertsac/

http://www.skippyscage.com/aviation/ak/evertsaf/

NAC finished just this year sadly

http://www.skippyscage.com/aviation/ak/nac/

[airnutz]

Not to mention Larry Kraus' outfit, Butler Aircraft, still working a DC-6 and some DC-7's as fire tankers?

[Roger Cain]

I think Biegert Aviation in Az is still flying some C-54's as cargo haulers, and the Berlin Airlift Group has a C-54 flying.

[airnutz]

If you love DC-6's and -7's, don't look here 1/2 way down page...
www.columbiapacificaviation.com/special ... cycle.html

[T J Johansen]

Thanks for the info guys. I seem to remember that when T&G vacated Chandler they had one operational DC-7 left. This one wore old Delta colors. What happened to it?

T J

[skippyscage]

Thanks for the info guys. I seem to remember that when T&G vacated Chandler they had one operational DC-7 left. This one wore old Delta colors. What happened to it?

T J

it relocated to Coolidge along with the rest of the fleet (IAR)

N4887C is no longer used as a fire fighter but still very much airworthy

http://www.skippyscage.com/aviation/az/coolidge0702/

[T J Johansen]

Sad to see that the last survivors seem to disappear at an alarming rate these days. I was in touch with a couple of DC-6/ 7 operators in Miami while still a teenager in the mid- late 80s, and got permission to ride in their a/c when in Florida. Unfortunately I always went to see warbird related stuff whenever in the US, and then of course the propliners were "run outta town" by the feds in the mid 90s. And thus I had lost my chance to go flying in them. I still think "lucky b@st@rd" whenever other people relate stories of flying in these piston engined airliners. But to me it was a case of "they'll fly on forever.." and I really expected to see them operate in the new millenium!

T J