exported to South Africa as ZS-SKL in June 2005

Photographer: Al Rodriguez. K25 slide scan. Built 1957 as CV-340 for Ansett, transferred to Airlines of South Australia 1960. Allegheny N8241H 1962, converted to CV-440, further converted to CV-580 N5829 1967. Evergreen 1977, converted to freighter, operating for Emery Worldwide. US Airways 1979, Interstate Airlines 1983. Summit Airlines 1983, reregistered N537SA 1986. DHL operated by EAT OO-DHB 1987, transferred to Swiftair as EC-830/EC-GBF 1995. Skyhaul ZS-SKL 2005, Titan Helicopter Group 2012, still active 2014.

K25 slide scan. Built 1957 as CV-440 VH-BZH for Ansett Airlines of Australia. Converted to CV-580 N5829 by Allegheny. Later converted to Freighter and operated by Evergreen, Interstate and Summit Airlines. Aquired by DHL September 1987 as OO-DHB for operation by EAT. Transferred to Swiftair as EC-830/EC-GBF June 1996. Last noted active around 2004 and exported to South Africa as ZS-SKL.

Ex OO-DHB, registered EX-830 6th March 1995 and re-registered EC-GBF June 1995. Became ZS-SKL 29th June 2005

Owned by European Air Transport to operate for DHL, it had not long arrived from the USA ex Summit Airlines (N537SA) and still in their colours and logo.

A lovely shot of this aircraft at Eagle Farm. My thanks to the late Gus Grulke ( that's his pushbike leaning against the palm enclosure ) for the loan of his slide for scanning.

Photo from: Civil Aviation Historical Society, Melbourne, Australia

Sold in the US as N8421H in May 1962. The bus is a Flxible Clipper (Flxible, no first e) an American design built under licence by Ansett for its Pioneer long-distance bus company and for use by the airline. Ansett photo.

Converted to CV580 later that year, and re-registered N5829.