Nearly brand new - TAA's Thomas Mitchell parked outside the TAA hangar at Essendon, as seen from the Bulla Road (now the Tullamarine Freeway). The aircraft had been registered just a few months earlier on 4 November 1946.

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-BMG June 1947. To 44 Sqd, SAAF January 1966. Preserved at the SAAF Museum, AFB Swartkop January 1993 with 31,131 hours. Here seen at AFB Port Elizabeth in the early white and polished metal livery. Photographer unknown

Registered with Trans Europa from March 1966 to June 1976

A civilian DC-4 with military markings

Photographer: Unknown photographer.

Photographer: Unknown photographer.

Photographer: Daniel Ruhier.

Still wearing its former registration HB-ILD. Photographer: Unknown photographer.

Acquired from Air Siam in 1973 with the intention of starting a new operation, Eagle Aircraft Services.. Allocated G-BBVN and later LN-NAC but neither taken up. At the time of this shot it had been acquired by Norwegian Overseas Airways and was in the northside engineering area. Engines #2-4 have been removed, at least one going to Aer Turas C-54 EI-ARS. The aircraft was later moved back onto the main apron at Southend and was rumoured to be planned to be made airworthy again for Norwegian Overseas. This came to nought and the aircraft was scrapped at Southend in 1977.

Built 1946. Delivered to Northwest A/L as NC6403 18 March 1946. To Trek Airways as ZS-CIG April 1958. On -3 Sept.1960 while en route from Cairo to Johannesburg via Entebbe, the No.2 engine caught fire at 9,500ft and could not be contained. Unable to reach the Egyptian airfield at Assiout, it was belly-landed in a sandy area of the desert near El Badary. Despite the aircraft being in flames, all 61 passengers and 6 crew escaped to safety, although the aircraft was destroyed by the fire. Fire thought to have been caused by a leak from a fuel pressure pipe, ignited by sparks from the generator.