Although manufactured in 1944, this Curtiss C-46 Commando still flies daily to provide fuel to remote villages in Alaska. This C-46, photographed in Kenai, Alaska, is operated by Everts Air, which also operates some Douglas DC-6 aircraft.
Credit: Phil Hosking/Modbury North, Australia
On Remembrance Day (Nov. 11) 2023 in South Australia, this International Cargo Transporter Antonov An-124 delivered two Airbus H175 helicopters for work in the off-shore oil industry. Spectators at Adelaide International Airport tried to decipher the helicopters' former registrations.
Credit: Yonatan Alhanaty/Jerusalem
An Atlas Air Boeing 747-400 lines up on the taxiway at Anchorage Airport in Alaska.
Credit: Yonatan Alhanaty/Jerusalem
An MSC Air Cargo Boeing 777F departs from Anchorage, with the snow-capped Chugach Mountains in the background.
Credit: Yonatan Alhanaty/Jerusalem
N444CE, named "Spirit Of America," one of Everts Air Fuel's fleet of active Douglas DC-6s, rests on the wet ramp in Fairbanks, Alaska.
Credit: Joe Walker/Kent, Washington
A UPS MD-11F departs Seattle's Boeing Field. This particular aircraft, N274UP, has been flying with UPS for over 20 years.
Credit: Michael Seeley/Melbourne, Florida
Gleaming in the morning sun, the Queen of the Skies glides in front of the waning moon over Florida's Space Coast. Operated by Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, this Boeing 747-87UF traveled from Anchorage to Miami at 34,000 ft. and 490 kt.
Credit: Michael Gonzales/Redondo Beach, California
A National Air Cargo Boeing 747-400F departing from Los Angeles International Airport in February 2024.
