This poor old C-47 is seen here missing a few critical flying parts. Rumour going around that it was to face the axe but has since been saved at the last minute for a static display at a yet to be announced museum.

Operated by the RAN Fleet Air Arm Historic Flight.

Ex USAAF 44-76551 and RAAF A65-90. Served 851 Squadron RAN before joining the RAN Historic Flight as VH-NVZ in 1985.

VH-NVZ was withdrawn from use in 2015 due to corrosion Stripped of useful parts.

Operated by the RAN Fleet Air Arm Historic Flight.

Ex USAAF 44-76551 and RAAF A65-90. Served 851 Squadron RAN before joining the RAN Historic Flight as VH-NVZ in 1985.

Unit: 34 Sqn. The Rolls Royce and police escort departing behind A65-90 showed it was carrying a very important person, which was Canberra-based 34 Squadron's role. A kid in the middle of the apron with a camera was no cause for concern in the relaxed atmosphere of Australia in 1966. A month later the aircraft was retired from VIP duties and later transferred to the Navy as N2-90, eventually becoming VH-NVZ in its historic flight. It was scrapped in 2014.

N2-90 taxies for takeoff with only part of its serial applied and no code number. It would later be coded '802' and go on to fly as VH-NVZ with the Navy's historic flight.