Delivered new to South African 10 May 1946 remaining with the airline until transferred to the SAAF's 44 Sqd 29 September 1967 as 6905. To the SAA Historical Flight as ZS-AUB December 1995. Leased to Swissair as ZU-ILI and painted in period colours and the fake registration HB-ILI celebrating 50 years of trans-Atlantic service by Swissair during the summer of 1997. Preserved at the SAA Museum at Rand. Seen here in the livery in which she was delivered in 1946. Photographer unknown

Delivered new to South African 10 May 1946 remaining with the airline until transferred to the SAAF's 44 Sqd 29 September 1967 as 6905. To the SAA Historical Flight as ZS-AUB December 1995. Leased to Swissair as ZU-ILI and painted in period colours and the fake registration HB-ILI celebrating 50 years of trans-Atlantic service by Swissair during the summer of 1997. Preserved at the SAA Museum at Rand. Seen here in the livery in which she was delivered in 1946. Photographer unknown

Delivered new to South African 10 May 1946 remaining with the airline until transferred to the SAAF's 44 Sqd 29 September 1967 as 6905. To the SAA Historical Flight as ZS-AUB December 1995. Leased to Swissair as ZU-ILI and painted in period colours and the fake registration HB-ILI celebrating 50 years of trans-Atlantic service by Swissair during the summer of 1997. Preserved at the SAA Museum at Rand. Here seen in a formation with Harvard ZS-WLP also of the SAA Historic Flight. Photographer unknown

Delivered to South African Airways as ZS-AUB in 1946. To the SAAF as 6905 in 1967 then to the South African Airways Historic Flight as ZS-AUB in 1995. To Swissair as ZU-ILI then back to the South African Airways Historic Flight as ZS-AUB in 1997.

Photographer: Rainer Haufschild.

Photographer: Rainer Haufschild.

Delivered to South African as ZS-SPB in 1976. To Air Malawi as 7Q-YKL for a few weeks in 1985 then back to South African as ZS-SPB. To Luxair as LX-LGX in 1987 then back to South African as ZS-SPB in 1993. To Panair as N747KS in 1999 and stored at Marana, AZ. Reregistered as N747KV in 2002. Scrapped in 2005.

Outeniqua seen over Cape Town's former airport at Wingfield, northwest of the current aiport at Matroosfontein. Delivered new to South African 10 May 1946 remaining with the airline until transferred to the SAAF's 44 Sqd 29 September 1967 as 6905. To the SAA Historical Flight as ZS-AUB December 1995. Leased to Swissair as ZU-ILI and painted in period colours and the fake registration HB-ILI celebrating 50 years of trans-Atlantic service by Swissair during the summer of 1997. Preserved at the SAA Museum at Rand. SAA photo

Delivered new 22nd Apr 1976 and leased to Air Malawi as 7Q-YKL 12th Apr 1985-11th May 1985, then to Luxair as LX-LGX 1st Nov 1987-2nd Sep 1993. Also had short spells with Trek Airways and Air Namibia as ZS-SPB and was finally sold as N747KS 20th July 1999

Taken at Perth, the terminus of South African Airways' Wallaby service from Johannesburg via Mauritius and the Cocos Islands. DC-7Bs were used on the Wallaby route until 1967, but they frequently suffered from engine problems and a DC-4 was used to transport spares. Delivered new to South African 10 May 1946 remaining with the airline until transferred to the SAAF's 44 Sqd 29 September 1967 as 6905. To the SAA Historical Flight as ZS-AUB December 1995. Leased to Swissair as ZU-ILI and painted in period colours and the fake registration HB-ILI celebrating 50 years of trans-Atlantic service by Swissair during the summer of 1997. Preserved at the SAA Museum at Rand. Photographer unknown

Delivered new to South African 10 May 1946 remaining with the airline until transferred to the SAAF's 44 Sqd 29 September 1967 as 6905. To the SAA Historical Flight as ZS-AUB December 1995. Leased to Swissair as ZU-ILI and painted in period colours and the fake registration HB-ILI celebrating 50 years of trans-Atlantic service by Swissair during the summer of 1997. Preserved at the SAA Museum at Rand. Photographer unknown