One of the Mosquitos that accompanied a flight of RAF DH Vampires making the first jet crossing of the Atlantic. PF621 was written off in a landing accident at Butterworth, Malaysia on January 4, 1952. Photo from: Library and Archives Canada

Used to support the crossing of the Atlantic by a formation of RAF Vampires. PF623 crashed at Tengah, Singapore, on February 12, 1949. Photo from: Library and Archives Canada

Ex VH-TAC with Trans Australia Airlines. Flew with BCPA from April 1948 until replaced by Douglas DC-6s. Sold to Qantas as VH-EBL in February 1949. VH-INY with Ansett-ANA from 1959 and later ZS-IGB. Photo from: Whites Aviation Collection/Alexander Turnbull Library

Sold in Australia as VH-BNO in February 1951. Photo from: Whites Aviation Collection/Alexander Turnbull Library

Sold in New Zealand as ZK-ATY in March 1950. Photo from: Whites Aviation Collection/Alexander Turnbull Library

Photo by Phil McCulloch. Aircraft reregistered VH-CLH in November 1958.

The first CV240 for Continental Airlines. Delivered on 23 July 1948. "Skystreamer" titles on fin. Sold to Canadian Pacific as CF-CUU on 23 December 1952. From Convair 60 years ago.

"St Colmcille" departs for Collinstown on the schedule from Schiphol. It wears Aer Lingus' first postwar scheme with thick dark green bands on an all-metallic finish. EI-ACM served EI from July 1946 until sale to Saudi Arabia as HZ-AAN in June 1958.