Following the life of Panair's PP-LFA, this aircraft had been originally ordered by Loíde Aéreo Nacional and never actually operated there (between August and December 1958) before being lended to Panair do Brasil.

It originally received the standard Loide livery in the Douglas Factory and was delivered with this scheme but soon after entered service in the colous of Panair do Brasil.

After some months it received the planned livery for Loide with the intention to enter service in the long distance domestic routes, but there´s no record of ever entering this routes with Loide, and the 4 airplanes entered service with VASP after the later incorporated Loide Aereo in 1962.

Check also the C-46 and DC-3 historical liveries of this airline.

(Source: Lóide Aéreo, Aero Museum ISBN 978-65-5392-612-7)

 

History of the PP-LFA (Cn 45527/1017):
Delivered from the 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 vida pregressa do PP-LFA da Panair, essa aeronave havia sido adquirida originalmente pelo Lóide Aéreo Nacional e pouco operou por lá (entre agosto e dezembro de 1958) antes de ser arrendada para a Panair, e também por isso é bastante difícil de conseguir referencias.

Entregue pela Douglas com a pintura original do Lóide Aéreo, acabou operando pela Panair do Brasil, aparentemente foram reincorporados ao Lóide Aéreo e receberam uma segunda pintura, que deveria operar as rotas domésticas de longa distancia, porém há pouca informacao se sequer foi operado nessa configuracao.

Espero no entanto manter esse projeto atualizado conforme mais referencias forem encontradas e aceito contribuicoes de fotos e materiais de referencia.

O Lóide Aéreo Nacional foi incorporado em 1962 à VASP.

História do PP-LFA (Cn 45527/1017):
Entregue pela fábrica novo em 1958, operou brevemente pelo Lóide Aéreo Nacional e logo arrendado com grande sucesso na Panair do Brasil 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.

(Source: Lóide Aéreo, Aero Museum ISBN 978-65-5392-612-7)

2021/07/03 - Fuselagem, empenagem e asas atualizadas. Ground equipment atualizado após update PMDG do DC-6 para 2.0.28

2023/06/09 - Completa atualizacao e adicionada versao secundaria com o PP-LFC

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Aircraft had been originally ordered by Loíde Aéreo Nacional and barely operated there (between August and December 1958) before being leased to Panair do Brasil, which is also why it is quite difficult to get references. I hope however to keep this project up to date as more references are found and I accept contributions of photos and reference materials.

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