Seen on a cold winters day at EMA. Built for a USAAF contract and as 44-76853 on 01 May 1945. To the RAF as KN566 on 05 May 1945. To the UK civil register on 25 Feb 1952 as a DC-3C with JA Wilson as G-AMPO. To Starways on 03 Feb 1953. To Eagle Aircraft Services 10 May 1954. To First Air Trading Co 29 Oct 54. Back to Starways 16Oct56. To British Westpoint Airlines Jan64. To Norway as LN-RTO with Polaris A.T. on 29Dec 1964. Back to G-AMPO with Field A.S. on 17 Jun 1969. Then with various UK operators including Air Atlantique and Air Luton. WFU at CVT Jan 1998. On display at Brize Norton in 2023.

Delivered to the USAAF as 44-77104 then to the RAF as KP220 in 1945. Registered as G-ANAF in 1953 and used by a number of operators. Reregistered as N170GP in 1987 and back to G-ANAF with Atlantic Air Transport in 1989. Fitted with a radome for radar trials for the Nimrod by Racal/Thales in 1998. Stored at Coventry when the project was cancelled in 2010. To Aero Legends and converted warbird configuration in 2019.

Powerful storm resulted in aircraft being blown and striking building with its tail section.

Basic Air Atlantique Colours but with Air Luton titles

Scanned from 120 film. Yashicamat TLR camera

This aircraft is named Sky Messenger. Taken on Yashicamat TLR, Ilford FP4 roll film.