BCPA's first DC-6 to be handed over was VH-BPF which is seen here at Santa Monica, probably on 19 November 1948 with (left to right) Captain A.A. Barlow (BCPA), Per Norlin (SAS), Sir Arthur Coles (BCPA Chairman), J.W. Clynes (Douglas) and John Watkins (TAA - Technical Adviser to BCPA). The only markings on the aircraft at the time of delivery were the registration on the fin and Douglas DC-6 under the cockpit.
Photo: R. Barlow via Harry Moore Collection

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