Delivered to the USAAF as 42-72312 September 1944, to American Airlines as N90437 post war, Air France as F-BBDR October 1949, after several French airlines she ended with Air Comores as F-BDDR in 1973, later D6-CAA. Sold to the SAAF as 6907 in a clandestine deal in 1981. Withdrawn from SAAF service in 1993 and sold to Africa Cargo Airlines, briefly registered ZS-XXX and then ZS-NJN, 7Q-YYY and finally 3D-NJN. Sold in 1998 as 3D-ADW and used for flights between South Africa and Angloa. Abandonded at Kinsasha late 1990s and scrapped there. Seen here at Rand in SAAF camouflage with ZS-XXX crudely applied and attempted removed. Photographer unknown

Delivered to the USAAF as 41-107469 in 1944. To Chicago & Southern Airlines as NC53103 in 1946, Philippine Air Lines as PI-C102 in 1948 and Pacific Overseas Airlines as HS-POE in 1951. To Thai Airways as HS-TSA in 1958 then to the Thai Air Force in 1960. Returned to Thai Airways in 1965 then to Botswana National Airways as VQ-ZEF in 1966. Reregistered as A2-ZEF in 1968. To Suidwes Lugdiens as ZS-IPR in 1972. To the SAAF as 6906 in 1981. Back to ZS-IPR in 1995 then to the Dutch Dakota Association as PH-DDY in 1997. Preserved at Lelystad from 2004 as NL-316 and PH-TAR from 2020. Photographer unknown

Photographer: Rainer Haufschild.

Photo from: U.A. Saarinen / Finnish Heritage Agency

This old DC-4, initially built for the USAAF and after a long career, was bought from Invicta by Spantax in August 1967 presumably for parts as it was never painted in BX colors and was sold the same month to become the main piece of Aerolandia Bar in the vicinity of San Pablo airport.

Photographer: Unknown photographer.

Ex 42-72274. Fragment of 1946 panoramic photo which also shows DC-4 PH-TAS, dating the shot in May 1946 at the earliest. Photo from: Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

Delivered to the USAAF as 41-107446 in 1944. To Argentina as LV-XGL then to the Air Force as T-45 in 1947. Withdrawn from use in 1966 and scrapped in 1968. Nose section preserved. To the Museo Nacional de Aeronáutica at Aeroparque by 2000. Moved to Moron with the Museum collection in 2001.

US Air Force C-54A 42-72284 flew post war as N90444 with American Airlines , US Overseas Airlines, Flying Tiger Line and Mercer Enterprises. The aircraft came to Canada in 1969 (CF-GNI) with Great Northern Airways and later Eldorado Aviation. Pictured with Aero Trades Western (1980 - 83), it moved to Soundair before flying with Air North after 1988. On August 14, 1996 leaving Bronson Creek, BC an engine caught fire that spread to the wing and the aircraft crashed in the Iskut River, the three crew escaping the wreckage. Unfortunately the captain went missing and was presumed drowned.

Used as a club house. Remnants of the "Trans Atlantic Airlines" titles becoming barely visible.

boarding in progress (photographer not known)

Jaime Duque was an Avianca pilot who set up this amusement park just north of Bogota, where this DC-4 can be found, painted as Avianca HK-136. To get good views of the aircraft in the park I recommend the monorail ride!

Ex USAAF, American Airlines and Air France. Became D6-CAA in 1976. Sold to the South African Air Force as 6907. Civilized again in 1993. Later registrations include ZS-NJN, 7Q-YYY, 3D-NJN and 3D-ADW. Photographer unknown