Running along runway 24 during some engine maintenance work

Seen here departing on the first leg of its long delivery flight to Texas, the second Carvair for Falcon Airways. Ex G-ASHZ and now one of only two of the 21 Carvairs surviving

Converted from C-54B CP-746 (ex N9326R, HP-268, HP-256, XA-MAA, N88816 & 44-9023); G-ASHZ Aviation Traders, June 1963; BUAF 'Maasbrug', June 1963; BAF 'Fat Annie', October 1967; N89FA Falcon Airways, June 1979; Mercantile National Bank of Dallas, March 1980; James Blumenthal, December 1982; Custom Air Service, March 1987; Academy Airlines leased, December 1996; Custom Air Service, December 2000; Gator Global Flying Services, January 2003; South African Air Lease, December 2014; parked at Gainesville, TX; current

Photographer Renzo Sacchetti

Registered G-ASHZ -6 May 1963. Depicted here after having been withdrawn from service by BAF, for whom it flew its last revenue flight on 24 December 1978 with a cargo of newspapers to Paris CDG. It subsequently went into the BAF hangar in May 1979 and emerged as N89FA, departing as such to its new base in Texas on -3 June 1979. Cancelled from the UK register 14 May 1979 as Sold in the USA.

"Fat Annie" taxying in off of runway 24 in the later BAF blue c/s. Reported as stored at Gainesville TX as N89FA in 2021.

from my collecvtion, photo by T.Sogalla

About to board G-ASHZ for the scheduled flight to Ostend. It had been recently renamed "Fat Annie". Reported as stored at Gainesville TX as N89FA in 2021.

Awaiting passengers for the flight to Southend. Reported as stored at Gainesville TX as N89FA in 2021.

Originally built as C-54B USAAF s/n 44-9023.

slide scan from the NK collection. - G-ASHZ displayes the latest colours of British Air Ferries; it was Carvair conversion no. 9 out of a total of 21. The aircraft had flown as a C-54B / DC-4 from 1945 until 1962, and after its very long career as converted aircraft it was stored at Gainesville TX. Seen there as N89FA in good condition in 2021!