MSFS C-46 Lufthansa N9891Z

Payware Microsoft C-46 is needed.
 

This repaint shows Curtiss Wright C-46D in the colors of Lufthansa. Built 1945 with c/n 33242. First came to service as USAF 44-77846. After its military time, aircraft was sold to Capitol Airways with N9891Z in February 1961. Lufthansa leased it from 1964 to November 1969. Was used for cargo operations. N9891Z was the only one wearing Lufthansa-colors next to seven other Commandos in lease by Lufthansa.
 

In 1973 N9891Z was sold to Shamrock Airlines, came to Ortner Air Services in 1974. To Trans Continental Airlines in 1976. Came to Detroit Institute of Aeronautics in 1978 keeping N9891Z and to Landy Taylor in 1979. Evans Aviation bought it and uses N9891Z until 1987 when N9891Z was cancelled. Came to Northland Air Manitoba in December 1987 with new registration C-FAVO.
 

Buffalo Airways bought it 14th February 1995, keeping C-FAVO. Aircraft based at Yellowknife, was active until 2nd May 2024: C-FAVO was operating as cargo flight BFL302 from Déline Airport (CYWJ) to Yellowknife Airport (CYZF) with 3 crew on board. While in cruise the number 2 engine backfired. The flight crew elected to shut down the engine. BFL302 completed an uneventful single-engine approach and landing onto Runway 10 at CYZF. Since June 2024 C-FAVO is in operation again.
 

Installation

Unzip and move it to your MSFS Community folder. Enjoy!
 

Legal

This repaint is freeware; you may use and modify it as you wish for your own use. It may not be used or sold for commercial purposes, nor published on any website that charges for downloading either directly or through a membership fee. If you want to publish repaints based on it, you need written permission from the author.
 

Thomas Roehl
July 2024