Seen while with Dodson Aviation at Wonderboom. Built as 43-48285 and to the French AF as 348285 in 1944. Withdrawn in 1964 and registered F-BTDE with SASMA. Sold to the Yugoslav AF in November 1972 becoming 71254 and later YU-ABV. To the Atlas Aircraft Corporation as N8071Y in November 1979 and sold to the SAAF becoming 6880 in 1981. Converted to C-47TP in 1995 and after sale in 1999, registered N330RD and 9U-BHY before becoming ZS-OJM. Flew with the International Red Cross in Africa 2006-2008, sold to Aliansa in Colombia as HK-5016 in 2013. Still active with them in 2021

Arriving at Shabunda, carrying seven former child soldiers who went into a rehabilatation centre. 43-48285 delivered to French air force at Orléans in September 1944. In French service 348285 already served all over Africa. Sold to Yugoslav air force in 1972. Found its way to South African Air Force in 1980. Converted to C-47TP by Dodson company for SAAF in 1995. Owned by Dodson with frequently changing registrations from 2000. Seen at Lakeland, Florida in 2013. To Aliansa in Colombia as HK-5016. Photo by: Amnon Gutman / International Committee of the Red Cross

This Turbo Dakota flew over the city of Goma in Eastern Congo, the aircraft belongs to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and is used for airdropping, medical supplies, passenger and medical team transports as well as reuniting people over long distances with their families.

The first commercial Turbo Dakota in Colombia, delivered to Villavicencio on 30 December 2013 as ZS-OJM and registered as HK-5016 on 5 April 2014. The militairy already operated some Basler turbine conversions, but this aircraft was the first turbine DC-3 in the Villavicencio cargo scene.