ex USAAF, RCAF and Nahanni Air Services. At the time probably still showing titles of former operator Frontier Air Services (Canada). Became EC-FIN with ARM, N47FL and N578PT - photographed by Luc Bereni

The aircraft was wearing the livery of its former operator the Spanish freight carrier Aeromarket with whom it flew as EC-FIN. It later made its way to the USA but was parked at Smithville Municipal Airport, TN., where it lapsed into dereliction. It was visible there on Google Maps, (Coordinates 35.9836467, -85.8084385), imagery date November 2017, but had disappeared by the time of the next revision in November 2019. It was re-registered as N578PT to Preferred Airparts of Kidron, OH., in August 2019 so it is thought that it may have been parted out for spares.

Delilvered to the USAF as 42-93202 then transferred to the RCAF as 968 in 1944. Reserialled as 12952 in 1970. To C-GXAV in 1973, C-GCTE in 1980, N7164E in 1990, EC-659 then EC-FIN in 1991 and N47FL in 1995. Still current on the register in 2021.

The aircraft was registered to Rog-Air Ltd. and operated for Frontier Air Service from Kapuskasing, Ontario, with their titles. Spent some time on the Spanish register after this and in 2021 N47FL with Preferred Airparts.

At the hold of 06L

Ex EC-FIN, still in full ARM colours.

Early rising holidaymakers in the Balearics during the early 1990s may well have seen the Aeromarket DC-3s chugging between the islands on their newspaper runs. This one was originally an RCAF aircraft and became N47FL and is now a static resident at Smithville Municipal Airport, TN, still in the yellow overall finish