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GBM 112_1976-05-22_MUC_1280_MBC

Photo from the Michael Bernhard collection, scan kindly provided by him for inclusion on this page.

München-Riem
1976-05-22 (22 May 1976)

GBM 112
Douglas DC-6B
45564 / 1040
Zambia Air Force

A very special photo for me - I saw this aircraft depart from Riem that day from home but didn’t know what it was, I was only able to see the letters "GBM". Later I learned that it was a Zambia Air Force DC-6 - but only now I’ve seen a photo of it for the first time. Many thanks to Michael Bernhard!

Interestingly, GBM 112 had visited Riem before on 18 March 1975, and even earlier, on 8 June 1969, as YU-AFB with the Government of Yugoslavia. GBM 112’s sister ship, GBM 110, was also seen at Riem once, on 23 September 1975 (that one would become Red Bull’s OE-LDM).

Information from scramble.nl:
This airframe has an interesting history; as the last DC-6 built, it was delivered to Yugoslav Airlines JAT as YU-AFB in 1958 and in 1966 passed on to the Yugoslav Air Force as 7452, later reregistered as 73102. As such it was the presidential aircraft of President Tito. In 1970 it was shortly used by Adria Aviopromet as YU-AFB again, but then returned to the Yugoslav Air Force.

In 1975 the DC-6B was donated to Zambia, where it flew as GMB 112, the presidential aircraft of President Kaunda. In 1992 the propliner was sold to Namibia Commercial Aviation and registered as V5-NCG.

Its sister ship c/n 45563/1034, the second-to-the-last built DC-6B, is the one that was sold to Red Bull. It now flies as OE-LDM (still current in 2021).

V5-NCG has been stored in Namibia since 2010 but now there are plans to bring it back to the US (September 2020):
leehamnews.com/2020/09/21/pontifications-last-production-...

More details on this airframe including technical specifications and many photos:
www.dc-6.co.za/45564.htm

Registration details for this airframe:
www.planelogger.com/Aircraft/Registration/YU-AFB/635243

This airframe as YU-AFB with JAT at ORY ca. early 1960s:
www.flickr.com/photos/169859437@N06/50802305383

This airframe as 7452 with Yugoslav Air Force at SXF in 1964:
www.planeboys.de/images/SXF%20AirlineFotos/0_gvmt_af/sw_z...

YU-AFB with Yugoslav Air Force at LBG in August 1969:
www.airhistory.net/photo/280823/YU-AFB

Another shot of GMB 112 with Zambia Air Force at Riem on 22 May 1976:
www.airhistory.net/photo/342668/GBM112

This airframe as V5-NCG with Namibia Commercial Aviation/Classic Air Travel at ERS in September 2004:
imgproc.airliners.net/photos/airliners/2/3/5/0693532.jpg

Cockpit view of V5-NCG with Namibia Commercial Aviation/Classic Air Travel at ERS in September 2004:
imgproc.airliners.net/photos/airliners/9/4/7/0685749.jpg

Cabin view of V5-NCG with Classic Air Travel at Namibia Commercial Aviation/Classic Air Travel in September 2004:
imgproc.airliners.net/photos/airliners/3/1/6/0683613.jpg

V5-NCG with Namibia Commercial Aviation/Classic Air Travel in flight at Pretoria - Waterkloof (FAWK) in September 2004:
imgproc.airliners.net/photos/airliners/5/7/1/0683175.jpg

V5-NCG with Namibia Commercial Aviation/Classic Air TravelClassic Air Travel stored at ERS in November 2016:
www.flickr.com/photos/75877584@N05/25261305588

Scan from Kodachrome slide.

Taken on: March 12, 2021

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