Built as 43-49063 and delivered to the US Navy as bu 50769 in 1944, this C-47J was stored at Litchfield Park in 1962 before acquired by Atlas Aircraft in 1966 and registered it N91286. It came to Canada as CF-ADD in 1973. Pictured after merging with Northland Air (later Northland Air Manitoba) in 1986, the aircraft was lost on May 11, 1987. Returning to Pickle Lake after a cargo flight, the captain did some impromptu pilot training with a new first officer. The left wing failed under normal flight loads as a result of a fatigue crack and the airplane crashed 3 Km west of the airport.

crashed near Pickle Lake/ON 11.5.1987 after structural wing failure in flight - photographer unknown

Added to the fleet in 1973 and here flying as a dedicated cargo carrier. The bright lines on the nose are silver duct tape applied to exclude frigid air from entering the flight deck. On 11 May 1987 it was destroyed after a wing failed in flight near Pickle Lake/ON.

Originally built as a Douglas R4D-6 for the US Navy in 1944, 'ADD was destroyed in a horrendous 1987 crash when a wing failed in flight.