July 5, 2009 at 5:50 pm
I was wondering if anyone could identify the aircraft which I think is a DC6 and the airline if possible to the right of the C-124?
Thanks
By: Arabella-Cox - 6th July 2009 at 07:59
all the Springbok 7s were in this colour-scheme, have a feeling only one graduated to the orange tail when they got B707
By: Arabella-Cox - 5th July 2009 at 21:26
Looks to me like a South Afican Airways DC 7B
This one doesn’t have a radar though
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8270787@N07/2814101458/
Garry
Springbok on the nose on this photo, none on tail….
By: GrahamSimons - 5th July 2009 at 21:22
Errmm…..
Not sure about it being an SAA aircraft – I thought their tail scheme was orange fin, blue flash outlined in white with a blue springbok outlined in white towards the top centre – BUT… those flickr pics appear pretty conclusive!
By: Old Git - 5th July 2009 at 20:02
Thanks Garry, that would certainly fit. I forgot to mention the location. The picture was taken by my Dad at Kano Airport in Northern Nigeria. The C-124 was refuelling on its way to the Congo during the trouble down there in the late 50s or early 60s.
Rgds
Keith
By: garryrussell - 5th July 2009 at 19:42
Looks to me like a South Afican Airways DC 7B
This one doesn’t have a radar though
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8270787@N07/2814101458/
Garry