Early morning at Sola, Saturday May 30th 1987, the main day of the Air Show 1987. What a Joy it was to enter the airport and see this beautiful Dakota of Flygande Veteraner standing in the morning sun.

Built 1943 for USAAF and delivd as 43-30732. September 12th 1946 LN-IAF for Det Norske Luftfartsselskap -DNL, named "Nordfugl". In 1948 LN-IAF was transferred fot SAS, repainted to the 1948 variation of SAS colours and renamed "Fridjof Viking". Augsut 1957 rr to SE-CFP for Linjeflyg. Later 79006 for the Swedish Air Force, fleet no 709. 1984 SECFP for Stiftelsen "Flygande Veteraner" and repainted to the 9148 livery of SAS colours, except for the font used on "Scandinavian Airlines System", This font was not introduced before 1957, and that is the same year it left SAS. Seen at take-off rwy 36

Delivered to the USAAF as 43-30732 in 1943. To DNL as LN-IAF in 1946, SAS in 1948. Linjeflyg as SE-CFP in 1957, Swedish Air Force as 79006 in 1960 and Flygande Veteraner as SE-CFP in 1984. Operated by Flygande Veteraner in SAS colours. [Nikon D750 + Nikkor AF-S 70-200/4]

Delivered to the USAAF as 43-30732 in 1943. To DNL as LN-IAF in 1946, SAS in 1948. Linjeflyg as SE-CFP in 1957, Swedish Air Force as 79006 in 1960 and Flygande Veteraner as SE-CFP in 1984.

Getting a tow to the hangar for an engine change.

seen landing at Caen after the para drop near the Normandy beaches.

Arriving at the Daks Over Duxford event prior to D-Day commemorations in Normandy

This aircraft was one of the visitors to the Dakota fly-in organised by the Aviodrome. It is seen here taking off for a fly past in very strange light.