When East West ceased using VH-EWE on airline services, it was reregistered VH-BPT in June 1956 to free EWE for a DC-3. BPT was converted to a freighter and then a rain-maker. Two years later is was back in the EW block as VH-EWR but still used for rain-making. It was sold in 1962 to Adastra as VH-AGE for aerial survey work. AGE was destroyed in a crash at Tennant Creek on September 24, 1966. Photo from: Civil Aviation Historical Society, Melbourne, Australia

A16-119 was destroyed by fire after being strafed during a Japanese air raid on March 3, 1942. The remains remained in bushland on the airport 37 years later.

VH-EWR over a wintry Snowy Mountains. The aircraft was used in rain-making experiments in connection with the Snowy Mountains hydroelectric scheme.

Pilot Chris Braund makes a low pass during rain-making experiments based at Wagga Wagga. Photo taken from the control tower. VH-BPT was reregistered VH-EWR

VH-EWR is fitted with rainmaking equipment.

VH-EWR was used for rain-making experiments using silver iodide burners under the wings.

Ex VH-BPT, VH-EWR was used for rainmaking experiments.

Ex VH-EWE, reregistered VH-BPT pending disposal only to find work during rainmaking experiments over the Snowy Mountains. In 1959 it was reregistered VH-EWR (R for rainmaking) in light of the continuing contract. Photographer not known, photo in the Ben Dannecker Collection.