Following the history of the PP-LFA, after a brief service at Loide Aéreo Nacional (livery available for download here) and a success story at Panair do Brasil (livery also available for download here), the 4 DC-6Bs were briefly returned to Loíde Aéreo in 1961, the same year that VASP bought Loide and began operating it´s fleet, this time naming them on their own as DC6 "C", and christening the LFA as "Amazonas". During the 60s they were mainly kept with the paint we see in this version, operating purely with passenger transport.
From 1969, with the arrival of the 737s, the DC-6s were converted into freighters (Standard "A") and kombi (Passengers + Cargo, official variant of the Douglas "C"), but the company continued with the marketing denomination of "DC-6C" also for the pure freighters (like LFA).
In this role, the DC-6 continued to provide important services on suppporting development projects in flights to northern Brazil, and until at least 1975, with the 737 operating with great success on VASP, the LFA was already stocked in Congonhas while being traded in the used aircraft market.
Thanks to the Cultura Aeronautica blog that I used as one of the sources for references.
History of the PP-LFA (Cn 45527/1017):
Delivered by the new factory in 1958, briefly operated by Loide Aéreo Nacional and then leased with great success by Panair do Brasil from 1958 to 1961. From the same year the LFA operated both as passenger and freighter transport at VASP until the first half of the 70s and ended his career flying in Bolivia in the mythical Butcher Flights for La Cumbre with the registration CP-1283 probably between 1982 and 1987, and since then he has been at El Alto airport, slowly deteriorating outside.
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Seguindo a história do PP-LFA, após a breve passagem pelo Lóide Aéreo Nacional (pintura disponível para download) e uma história de sucesso na Panair do Brasil (pintura também disponível para download), os 4 DC-6B foram devolvidos brevemente ao Lóide Aéreo em 1961, mesmo ano em que a VASP comprou o Lóide e comecou a operá-los, dessa vez batizando-os por conta própria de DC6 "C", e batizou o LFA como "Amazonas". Durante os anos 60 eles foram mantidos principalmente com a pintura que vemos nessa versao, operando puramente com transporte de passageiros.
A partir de 1969,com a chegada dos 737, os DC-6 foram convertidos em cargueiros (Padräo "A") ou kombi (Passageiros + Cargas, denominacao oficial dos "C" da Douglas), porém a companhia continuou com a demoninacao marqueteira de "DC-6C" também para os cargueiros puros (como o LFA).
Nessa funcao os DC-6 continuaram prestando servicos importantes nos voos desenvolvimentistas para o norte do Brasil, e até ao menos 1975, com os 737 operando com grande sucesso na VASP, o LFA já se encontrava estocado em Congonhas enquanto era negociado no mercado de aeronaves usadas.
Agradeco ao blog Cultura Aeronautica que utilizei como uma das fontes de referencias.
História do PP-LFA (Cn 45527/1017):
Entregue pela fábrica novo em 1958, operou brevemente pelo Lóide Aéreo e logo arrendado com grande sucesso na Panair de 1958 à 1961, a partir do mesmo ano o LFA operou tanto como transporte de passageiros quanto cargueiro na VASP até a primeira metade dos anos 70 e terminou sua carreira voando na Bolívia nos míticos Vuelos Carniceros pela La Cumbre com a matricula CP-1283 provavelmente entre 1982 e 1987, e desde entao se encontra no aeroporto de El Alto, se deteriorando lentamente ao ar livre.
Como meu outros projetos aqui, espero manter essa pintura atualizada conforme encontre mais referencias, e aceito contribuicoes de informacoes para tanto.
ITPiLoTI
jamespejam author
3 months ago
ColtroBR
jamespejam author
11 months ago
Luiskjr
Please 737 pmdg Vasp OLD colors (200 series)
jamespejam author
Hi Luis, unfortunatelly I dont own a 737 module, but if someone would like to do it, I can gladly provide the stencils I did for the DC-6
2 years ago
Thom
Following the history of PP-LFA, after a brief passage through the National Air Loid (painting available for download) and a success story at Panair do Brasil (painting also available for download), the 4 DC-6B were briefly returned to The Air Loid in 1961, the same year that vasp bought the Loid and started to operate them, this time baptizing them on their own dc6 "C", and baptized the LFA as "Amazonas". During the 1960s they were kept mainly with the painting we see in this version, operating purely with passenger transport.
From 1969, with the arrival of the 737, the DC-6 were converted into freighters (Padräo "A") or kombi (Passengers + Cargo, official name of the "C" of Douglas), but the company continued with the standard demoninacao of "DC-6C" also for pure freighters (such as the LFA).
In this function the DC-6 continued to provide important services in developmental flights to northern Brazil, and until at least 1975, with the 737 operating with great success in vasp, the LFA was already stocked in Congonhas while it was traded in the used aircraft market.
I thank the blog Cultura Aeronautica that I used as one of the sources of references.
History of the PP-LFA (Cn 45527/1017):
Delivered by the new factory in 1958, operated briefly by The Air Loid and soon leased with great success in Panair from 1958 to 1961, from the same year the LFA operated both as passenger and freighter transport in the VASP until the first half of the 70s and ended its career flying in Bolivia in the mythical Vuelos Carniceros by La Cumbre with the registration CP-1283 probably between 1982 and 1987, and since then is at the airport of El Alto, slowly deteriorating outdoors.
Like his other projects here, he hopes to keep this painting up to date as he finds more references, and I accept information contributions to that.
jamespejam author
Thanks Thom, added english description to all my DC-6 uploads
3 years ago